Description
Book SynopsisWhere can you find Leo the lion?
How can you bring a constellation into your room?
What are the oldest stars?
How did the Milky Way Galaxy get its name?
Now you can explore the answers to these and other questions inJanice VanCleave''s Constellations for Every Kid. Find theconstellations Draco, Libra, Hydra, Hercules, and many more fromyour own backyard. Make a star disk that can track star movements.Find out what a balloon can tell us about stars. With activitieslike making an astronomer''s flashlight and a shoebox planetarium,Janice VanCleave''s Constellations for Every Kid will have youreaching for the stars.
Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose, followedby a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expectedresults, and an easy-to-understand explanation. Every activity hasbeen pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively athome or in the classroom.
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Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
Night Lights: Examining the Lights in the Nighttime Sky.
Changing Sky: Determining Visible Constellations at DifferentLocations.
Around and Around: Locating Northern CircumpolarConstellations.
The Queen: Locating the Constellation Cassiopeia.
The King: Locating the Constellation Cepheus.
Sun Path: Locating the Zodiac Constellations.
The Teapot: Locating the Constellation Sagittarius.
Summertime Patterns: Locating the Summer Constellations.
The Kneeler: Locating the Constellation Hercules.
Autumn Patterns: Locating the Autumn Constellations.
The Hero: Exploring the Constellation Perseus.
Wintertime Patterns: Locating the Winter Constellations.
The Hunter: Locating the Constellation Orion.
Appendices.
Glossary.
Index.
