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\n\"Star\n\n
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\nStar Frames\n

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\nFourth graders study constellations. In this space science lesson, 4th graders discover what makes stars, how bright stars are, and why constellations were created. Students make their own constellation using Saran Wrap and a frame.\n
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\n\"Stars\n\n
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\nStars and Galaxies\n

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\nEighth graders define constellations and how they are used as reference points and identify stars and constellations in the nighttime sky. They construct their own planetarium star finder and identify the location of circumpolar, zodiac,...\n
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\n\"Life\n\n
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\nLife Cycle Of Stars\n

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\nStudents investigate the concept of stars and how they go through a life cycle. They take part in class discussion with the help of dialogue provided in the lesson plan. Students also view a powerpoint presentation for visual learners.\n
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\n\"Earth\n\n
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\nEarth Science: Create a Star Clock!\n

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\nPupils 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...\n
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\n\"Navigation\n\n
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\nNavigation By the North Star: A Lesson Plan in Four Parts\n

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\nStudents investigate why the North Star was important for navigation, how stars move across the night sky, how to locate the North Star, how to make a crude sextant, and how to determine latitude using a sextant and the North Star. They...\n
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\nThe Life of A Star\n

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\nIn this astronomy worksheet, students read through a description of the development of a star and its life cycle. The description provides detailed explanation and key vocabulary terms.\n
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\n\"Selling\n\n
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\nSelling the Stars\n

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\nStudents create a travel brochure, poster, and presentation to encourage others to visit a star. In this stellar characteristics instructional activity, students research a star type based on its life-cycle. They create a travel campaign...\n
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\n\"Glow\n\n
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\nGlow in the Dark Stars and Planets\n

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\nStudents view a \"night sky\" made from glow in the dark stars. They discuss stars, planets, the sun, and constellations.\n
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\n\"Stellar\n\n
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\nStellar Fingerprints: the Spectra of Stars\n

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\nLearners explain how an element can be identified using emission spectra. They relate the emission spectrum of hydrogen to its absorption spectrum and identify hydrogen absorption lines in the spectrum of stars.\n
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\nFollowing the Stars - Polynesian Navigation\n

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\nStudents explore star lines and constellations that ancient Hawaiians used for navigation, and create star charts.\n
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\nStarlight, Star Bright\n

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\nFirst graders read books and use the Internet to identify several constellations and stars in the night sky. They make star pictures and write a class report about the night sky including a title, complete sentences and a cited reference.\n
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\nLet the North Star Tell You Where You Are\n

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\nYoung scholars create an astrolabe and locate the North Star in the night sky. They determine the latitude of the North Star, and calculate an average latitude based on class results.\n
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\nOur Sky: Home of Stars and Planets\n

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\nStudents discover that astronomy is a branch of science that includes the study of planets, stars, and constellations.\n
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\nPlanets, Constellations, and Stars\n

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\nIn this space science worksheet, middle schoolers find the answers to the research questions that focus on the stars, planets, and constellations.\n
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\nUnit 2 Sun & Stars\n

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\nStudents describe stellar objects using terms such as stars, planets, satellites, orbits and light. In this sun and stars unit, students research stellar objects through seven individual lessons discovering star characteristics, how...\n
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\nChart the Stars\n

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\nSeventh graders find constellation distances and plot the stars. In this star lesson, 7th graders plot the star points for Canis Major. Students use graphing calculators to graph the constellation. Students choose another constellation...\n
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\nStar Search\n

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\nSeventh graders explore stars. In this star lesson, 7th graders apply generalities about space objects to constellations and explore the differences between radio waves and light waves by answering essential questions in their research.\n
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\n\"Distances\n\n
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\nDistances to Stars\n

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\nStudents explore the idea of parallax. In this astronomy lesson, students study the distances of stars. They investigate how parallax can be used to determine these distances.\n
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\nStar Party- Closing Lesson\n

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\nLearners study the stars and galaxies.  In this universe instructional activity students complete their unit by participating in an evening bonfire to share what they learned. \n
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\nA Peek into the Lives of Stars!\n

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\nStudents create a model of the birth of a star and demonstrate the stages of the star's lifecycle.  In this star lifecycle lesson, students mix flour and water in a jar to model the birth of a star, then role-play the entire...\n
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\nDetermining Red-Shift in a Receding Star\n

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\nHigh schoolers practice manipulating algebra formulas with more than one variable. They examine the topics of velocity, wavelength and frequency. They determine the amount of red-shift in a receding star.\n
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\nFirst Word: Star\n

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\nIn this word recognition instructional activity, students trace the word star, write it independently, and identify it in a group of other words.\n
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\nIdentify the shape of the star\n

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\nIn this star worksheet, students identify the shape shown to them and choose what shape it is. Students complete 1 multiple choice question.\n
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\nStars\n

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\nIn this stars worksheet, students determine if 15 statements about stars, constellations, Polaris, light years and the position of the stars are true or false. If they are false, students change the italicized word in the sentence to...\n
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