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  • The Stars

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    This collection is about stars and their life cycle. As well as, how there needs to be at least one central star to start a solar system.

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  • Stars

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  • Star Light, Star Bright

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    I was planning a lesson for fifth grade about constellations. If you have any ideas, I would love to hear them. —B., Illinois Students often develop the misconception that constellations are two-dimensional. It’s…

  • Emmy’s Moon and Stars

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the night sky. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize how far away the stars are…

  • Science Sampler: The science of Star Wars -- Integrating technology and the Benchmarks for Science Literacy

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    Star Wars: The name alone implies action, adventure, the vastness of space, alien creatures, and of course, who can forget light sabers? Since the Star Wars saga has entertained millions of people around the world…

  • Stars and Brightness

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    I am going to teach my 5th graders about the brightness of sun and stars and their distance from the earth. I want to start off by teaching them about the characteristics of stars. Then guide them to realize that a sun…

  • Brightness of Stars

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  • Sun and Stars

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  • Stars in the Sky

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    Collection based on my scipack for FA#2 - "Patterns of stars in the sky stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons."

  • Observing Stars

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    Kingergarten science standard: The moon, sun and stars can be observed at different times of the day or night.

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