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Students discuss stars and constellations; they experiment with star stickers, chalk, and construction paper to create constellations, while developing fine motor skills. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students investigate stars and constellations. They listen to the book, "I Didn't Know That the Sun is a Star," define key vocabulary terms, and create a constellation using glow in the dark stickers and black paper. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students locate and identify major constellations in the night sky. They use straight pins to make holes in charts at each major star in the constellations. They turn their charts over and connect the dots to form the shape of each constellation. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students discover that astronomy is a branch of science that includes the study of planets, stars, and constellations. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students build constellation guides from empty sotf drink cans. Using star charts, they use straight pins to mark the major stars in the constellations. After turning the charts over, they connect the dots. When they look through cans with holes punched in them, the constellations are correctly placed. 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
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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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students review the concepts of the branch of science known as astronomy. They discuss stars and constellations and then view the night sky using a portable digital planetarium projector. They identify a variety of constellations using a map and then discuss the cultural stories behind them. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe the techniques used to identify stars and constellations. They are shown how sound waves move slower than light waves. Students view a video on thunder and lightening. They discuss if they heard the thunder or saw the lightening first. Students are told that they are able to see the lightening before they heard the lightening. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students conduct their research to creating an artistic image that shows what their constellation represents. They demonstrate their ability to represent data in their own artistic manner. Afterwards, they recognize constellations both alone as stars and with an image behind the stars. Full Review »
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