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- 5th
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Students participate in different activities to examine the solar system. They build their own solar oven and star clock. They also experiment with temperature and color. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students read "Ten Black Dots" by Donald Crews and then create their own counting books focusing on the number 1 (one) and using yellow dots to represent the sun, moon and stars. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students research astronomy terms using various software programs. They recongize patterns and star constellations. 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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- 2nd
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Students observe how the sun and moon appear to move across the sky. They oberve the stars the night before. Pupils track the position of the sun and moon in the daytime sky. Students draw and write about what they have seen. 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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- 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 »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students draw diagram of sun and its layers, including photosphere, chromosphere, corona, convection and radiative zones, and core. Students then describe each layer in their own words, define sun spot cycle, and describe solar flares. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students understand basic concepts about Earth, the Sun and the Moon, such as relative movement and the phases of the moon. Through discussion, looking at pictures, listening to Native American stories, observing, and building models, they examine a traditional Native American calendar based on the lunar cycle. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students explore the daytime and nighttime skies with an online animated picture book. They visit a predetermined website to observe celestial phenomena such as the Sun, Moon, stars and clouds. They explore pictures to examine the connection between the Sun and daytime and the Moon and nighttime. Full Review »
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