K-6 Activities - Dudley Observatory

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Materials • STARLAB Portable Planetarium • Projector • Starfield Cylinder • Constellation Cylinder Objective K–6 <strong>Activities</strong> • B–68 • Position of the North Star, Activity 5 -6 The student should be able to demonstrate why the North Star does not appear to change relative position in the sky. Procedure • Using the Constellation Cylinder, have the students use the “pointer” stars of the Big Dipper to locate Polaris (North Star). Point out the rest of Ursa Minor (Little Dipper). • Have the students follow the movement of Ursa Minor while the projector platform is turned slowly by hand one complete rotation. The students should observe Polaris as the pivot point for the movement of Ursa Minor. • Have some students follow the motion of other circumpolar constellations while observing the North Star. • The same activities may be repeated using the Starfield Cylinder.
Objective The Ecliptic, Activity 5-7 The students should be able to demonstrate an understanding that celestial bodies appear to move in a regular path against the background of space. Background The ecliptic is the path which the sun and planets seem to follow in the night sky or celestial sphere. It is the midpoint of a band 16° wide between which the twelve constellations of the zodiac are found, as well as the sun, moon and planets. Procedure • Using the Constellation Cylinder, point out the location of the ecliptic. • While moving the cylinder in a slow circle, have the students observe and follow certain constellations located close to the ecliptic. • Using a planet slide in the projector mounted on the ecliptic slide projector mount, move the planet along the ecliptic. Discuss the movement. Point out that the ecliptic path will not always be in the same place in the sky. Relate this path to the changing daily path of the sun across the sky during the seasons. Materials • STARLAB Portable Planetarium • Projector • Constellation Cylinder Optional • 35 mm slide projector • ecliptic slide projector mount (see Appendix) • planet slides • B–69 • K–6 <strong>Activities</strong>
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