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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students relate the altitude of the North Star and the latitude of the observer. They invent a simple device to read latitude and measure angles. They calculate averages and create a bar graph to interpret the interactions of the universe. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 10th
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Students explore the night sky. they determine the number of stars that can be seen from their local area. Using a constructed star observing device, they conduct a star census and evaluate their results. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
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- 5th
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Students explore the life cycle of stars. They analyze small, medium, and large stars and view a video that compares the life cycles of the various sized stars. They create a flipbook movie detailing the life cycles of a star and share in small groups. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 7th
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Students watch a demonstration on how to create pineapple stars. As a class, they review the different types of fabrics and the best ones to use for this activity. They share their creation with the class and ask for constructive criticism. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 6th
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Students design a double spiral mobile to illustrate the different stages in the life of a small-mass star like our Sun, and in the life of a large-mass star. They complete both spirals and create a small hole at the top. Next they use a pipe cleaner to join the two spirals together and make a loop for attaching the spirals to a piece of string that they can use for hanging. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students observe the colors found in the flame of a burning candle and examine the basic concepts of matter and energy. Students apply this information to the color's of starts and the temperature of the stars photosphere. Students create color drawings of the candle flame and scale models of stars. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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
- 4th - 8th
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Students identify and use the starts to tell time just as people had for thousands of years. They identify the stars that appear to rise in the east and set in the west, and that those stars near the North Pole appear to go in circles around it. Finally, students create a star clock appropriate to their geographic location. Full Review »
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