6th Graders Host "Star Talks"

6th grade students are worked in groups to make planetariums of one of the seasons' night skies. Several constellations can be viewed in each 20-foot x 20-foot planetarium. Each of the students became a mini-expert on one of the included constellations as part of the project. After transferring the constellations from a paper 1-inch-by-1-inch grid to the plastic sheet's 1-foot-by-1-foot grid, the students poke holes where the constellations' major stars can be seen. The students then put in a 'tunnel' for the fan (which inflate the planetarium) and a door for easy access. Each 20-foot by 20-foot planetarium can hold an entire class of students. Once inside, the holes that were punched look like stars in the sky!

 

Lower School students have been making trips to the planetariums to take tours of the night sky as each Middle School student talks about 'their' constellation. Hand-on learning at its best!