K-6 Activities - Dudley Observatory
K-6 Activities - Dudley Observatory
K-6 Activities - Dudley Observatory
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Objective<br />
Celestial Movement, Activity 4-2<br />
The student should be able to describe the general east to west movement of the sun,<br />
the moon and other stars.<br />
Procedure 1<br />
• Set the Starfield Cylinder for 12:00 a.m. in the month of December at your home<br />
latitude. Have the students observe the constellation, Orion.<br />
• Advance the cylinder one hour, observing the same constellation.<br />
• Rotate the cylinder platform until Orion disappears below the western horizon<br />
and continue until it reappears on the eastern horizon. Have the students discuss<br />
the observed directional movement of the constellation. Point out that the movement<br />
is an east to west movement.<br />
• Demonstrate the east to west movement of the sun and moon.<br />
Procedure 2<br />
• Use the same procedure as above, substituting months for the hourly settings.<br />
Specify that the monthly observation needs to be made at the same time of night<br />
each month.<br />
• Discuss the similarity in east-west movement.<br />
Extension Activity<br />
Set up a slide projector on the ecliptic slide projector mount. Set the mount at the 30°<br />
setting. Use the moon slide set and demonstrate the motion of the moon by turning the<br />
swivel base from east to west. Discuss east to west movement of the moon.<br />
Materials<br />
• STARLAB Portable Planetarium<br />
• Projector<br />
• Starfield Cylinder<br />
• ecliptic slide projector mount<br />
• moon slide set<br />
• 35 mm slide projector<br />
• B–57 • K–6 <strong>Activities</strong>
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