Everyone is absolutely fascinated with the wonder of the night sky. In the unimaginably huge universe, we have the opportunity on any clear night to catch a glimpse of a little corner that makes up our galaxy. The underlying premise behind navigating our night sky is recognizing some of the 88 constellations above us. Our exclusive Star Seekers Activity Kit teaches kids to recognize and locate key constellations and increase their knowledge of the types of objects in the night sky. Kids get to make and take home their own Star Finder (similar to those used by the experts), which they can use to locate constellations in the night sky.
Ages 8 and up.
Unit Goals and Concepts:
- Learn to recognize constellations.
- Increase knowledge of types of objects in the night sky.
- Make a star finder and learn to use it.
- Practice using the star finder to locate night sky constellations.
Materials Included:
- 25 Star Finder sets.
- Invaluable books and other resource materials.
- Two decks of Nature Watch's exclusive Star Cards, which turn learning to recognize the constellations into a series of fun games.
- Our exclusive instructor's activity guide that makes planning the project easy and delivers loads of fun ideas for activities, games and relevant projects.
- The only materials you supply are markers and scissors.
For groups larger than 25, simply add extra Star Finder sets or Star Seeker cards on to your order (see below).
General: National Science Education Standard NS.K-4.4 Earth and Space Science.
Content Standard D: Objects in the Sky (K-4)
The sun, moon, stars, clouds, birds, and airplanes all have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.
Specific (California standards):
(3.4a) Students know the patterns of stars stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons.
(8.4a) Students know galaxies are clusters of billions of stars and may have different shapes.
(8.4b) Students know that the Sun is one of many stars in the Milky Way galaxy and the stars may differ in size, temperature, and color.
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