K-6 Activities - Dudley Observatory

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How to Remember Orion’s Stars Betelgeuse, Bellatrix, Rigel and Saiph Tell a story about beetles drinking juice, then doing “belly tricks,” then taking medicine for their bellyache (“Di-Gel” sounds like Rigel), then playing baseball and the umpire calling the beetle “Saiph.” Betelgeuse Bellatrix Saiph K–6 <strong>Activities</strong> • B–22 • Rigel
How to Use a Star Finder If a student is to become truly interested in the stars, he must be able to identify them as he looks up at the myriad of lights in the night sky. By learning to use a Star Finder in the planetarium — a controlled model of the real sky — students can develop skills to use Star Finders out of doors and competence in identifying stars and constellations. Objectives Students will be able to: 1. Use a Star Finder with some degree of proficiency in locating stars both in the planetarium and in the real sky. 2. Identify specific constellations in the night sky for any specific date with the aid of a Star Finder. Process Skills Describing • observing • interpreting • communicating • inferring • working cooperatively Background Information Share the following information with students: A representation of the real sky is provided by a Star Finder. Thus a Star Finder may be used as a tool for locating stars in the sky. Procedure In the classroom: 1. The teacher should duplicate or have printed enough patterns for Star Finders for each student to assemble one. The instructions for assembling and using the Star Finder are provided with the pattern. 2. Using an overhead projector with a transparency of the Star Finder students are using, point out and/or demonstrate the following: A. Time and date B. Proper orientation C. Position of observer D. Cardinal or compass points Help children get well acquainted with four or more major constellations to be visible in the night sky on date of planetarium visits. In the planetarium: 1. Set planetarium for evening of visit. 2. Distribute Star Finders to the pupils who made them and one red flashlight to every two students. Explain the necessity of working together with one student holding the red flashlight and the other working with the Star Finder. 3. Let the planetarium sun set and help students orient themselves and the Star Finder with respect to planetarium compass points (N, E, S, W). Bring the stars up so that the brightest ones are visible. 4. Students should set their Star Finders by turning the star disk until the date printed Materials • STARLAB Portable Planetarium • Do It Yourself Star Finder pattern (see pp. 25, 26) • Starfield Cylinder • glue sticks • arrow pointers • scissors • red flashlights (for reading) • B–23 • K–6 <strong>Activities</strong>
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Word List K-6 Activities • B-82
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Fun Pictures for Your Classroom K-6
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