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| Grade Level |
Lesson/Activity |
Objective or Description |
| K-3 | Myths associated with the constellations Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) and Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper), and familiarization of students with the presence of objects in the night sky. The supporting article identified in this activity is not needed. | |
| K-4 | Stars Stories Do Tell |
Stories and myths are associated with the various constellations in virtually every culture. In this activity, students can make up their own constellations and the stories that go with them. |
| 1-4 | Star Pictures | An introduction to constellations. |
| 2-4 | Cereal Box Constellations | Stars and constellations. Students make their own constellation viewers out of cereal boxes. Suitable for use as an at-home activity if desired. |
| 2-5 | Star Gazer | Identification of selected constellations. Students construct their own star-gazer “telescope” using potato chip cans and provided constellation patterns. |
| 4-6 | Star Light, Star Bright | Students learn to identify selected constellations and how to locate them in the night sky amid all the other stars. |
| 4-9 | Constellations | Myths from several cultures concerning the stars and constellations are highlighted in this activity. The supporting article identified in this activity is not needed. |
| 9-12 | Star Light | Students gain further insights into the stars that comprise the universe by constructing a stellar spreadsheet and graphing stars by location and magnitude. The supporting article identified in this activity is not needed. |
| 9-12 | Classified Stars | Students explore the similarities and differences among the stars in our universe, including factors such as size, temperature, color, mass, magnitude, luminosity, age, and spectral class. The supporting article (Staring at the Sun) for this activity is included. |
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