K-6 Activities - Dudley Observatory

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Materials • STARLAB Portable Planetarium • Projector • Constellation Cylinder Objective K–6 <strong>Activities</strong> • B–58 • Apparent Motion, Activity 4-3 The student should be able to observe and describe the apparent motion of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major) in relation to the North Star over a period of several hours. Procedure • Have the students identify the position of the Big Dipper at a particular time. Using the pointer stars, locate and identify the North Star. • Set the projector for 8:00 p.m. Observe the location of the Big Dipper. • Turn the projector to the 9:00 p.m. setting. Discuss the change in position of the Dipper, especially noting the “handle.” • Make several other one-hour changes. Discuss the movement. Extension Activity For an additional activity, select times at random and have students predict the time. Also discuss the similarities of the movement to a clock, noting that the Dipper will make one complete rotation in 24 hours.
Objective Stars and Light Pollution, Activity 4-4 The student should be able to observe and discuss the concept that stars continually shine but may not be seen with the naked eye due to a phenomenon known as light pollution. Procedure • Turn down the side lamps on the projector. Adjust the projector to its lowest setting. No star should be seen. Ask the students to describe what they see. • Slowly increase the brightness of the projector (with the Starfield Cylinder in place). Ask students to tell you when they see the first star. Continue to turn knob until the entire starfield is lighted. Discuss the concept that stars are of different brightness (called magnitude). • Turn the dimmer knob on projector down from full brightness about 1/2 turn. Slowly turn on the variable light source. Discuss the comparison of this light to the rising sun with the children. • As the Variable Light Source reaches full strength, ask the students the difference they see in the starfield in the planetarium sky. Emphasize the concept that stars make their own light and are constantly emitting light, but our eyes will only register that light if there is no other stronger light source interfering. In this case, the Variable Light Source (sun simulator) is stronger than many of the stars of lower magnitude, thereby rendering them invisible to our eye. • Discuss real life situations where this same thing happens. Extension Activity Have students observe the sky from various locations such as: urban, rural, and isolated places away from lights. Materials • STARLAB Portable Planetarium • Projector • Starfield Cylinder • Variable Light Source (see Appendix in 7-9 section) • B–59 • K–6 <strong>Activities</strong>
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