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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the age of a star cluster by observing, measuring, and plotting astronomical data. They examine the Jewe lbox cluster, located within the southern constellation Crux and determine its age. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the age of a star cluster by observing, measuring, and plotting astronomical data. They examine the Jewelbox cluster, and determine its age using a relationship between temperature, color, and luminosity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students research the life cycle of a star and present their finding to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students investigate a variety of sea stars at Monterey Bay Aquarium and do hands-on activities, sing starfish songs and sort sea stars by size, color and shape. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the life cycle of stars by enacting the life cycles of different types of stars and illustrating the rarity of black hole producing stars using balloons. Students also create a star finder to locate stars and constellations in the sky. Lesson also includes a field trip activity for visiting the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students work in small groups to organize stars into different categories. They consider size, luminosity, color and temperature, organize the groups and ten report their categories to the class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students observe and describe that stars are like the sun, some being smaller and some being larger, and identify stars that are usually bright and have unusual colors. Students observe the night sky and complete questions about their observations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students play a matching and sequencing game to discover facts about star life cycles. In small groups, they attempt to match their star stage and stage description cards in chronological order. Students can also research the terms and create their own definition cards. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the night sky with their star counter. They to determine the types of stars and the number that can be seen from their local area and share their data via the Internet. They participate in NASA online projects. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students investigate how ancient cultures viewed their world in terms of astronomy. They read and discuss an informational handout, construct an astrolabe, and locate stars and constellations using star charts. Full Review »
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