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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 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 »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students study information about stars including their life cycle, size, colors, constellations, and history. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students research the life cycle of a star and present their finding to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students study stars. They compare stars and explain the relationship between radius, mass, and diameter. By creating a star simulation, they discover how a binary star system's orbit can cause changes in the observed brightness of the system. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 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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- 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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- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students discover the earth can be compared to the shape of an apple, having a spherical shape, and has a north and south pole. They listen to the story, "A Field of Stars" and then observe as the apple is cut open on the equator to reveal the stars inside (the seeds). Full Review »

