Grades 2 - 12
Length: approximately 45 minutes
Format: Live presentation
Price: $3.50 per person
This program introduces the audience to how we can find our way around the night sky. Simple methods to find the North Star are discussed, as well as important constellations and stars, and how they help us find our way and tell the seasons. Contributions by various cultures are included.
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Michigan Curriculum Framework Guidelines
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"Navigation"
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Science I.1
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Constructing new scientific knowledge, reconstruct previously learned knowledge.
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Science II.1
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Enhance ability to reflect on scientific knowledge. Where appropriate, how various cultures have contributed to developments in science.
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Science IV.3
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Motion of the stars, earth, and Moon. How things around us move, or appear to move.
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