Lesson Plan

Stellar Navigation

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Students are introduced to the concept of stellar navigation. Inside a portable digital planetarium they identify various stars that were used as a navigational tool. They go through several activities in which they attempt to identify their location on earth (in latitude and longitude measurements) using the night sky.

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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Skills Practice