Teaching through Trade Books: Seeing Stars

Autor/in	Royce, Christine Anne
Titel	Teaching through Trade Books: Seeing Stars
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 45 (2008) 6, S.14-16 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Astronomy; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Science; Learning Activities; Observation; Childrens Literature + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Astronomie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernaktivität; Beobachtung; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur
Abstract	The winter months are a great time to make observations of several familiar constellations. While there is no scientific reason to "know" the constellations--they are simply imaginative pictures imposed on stars--studying constellations can help students connect with culture in a fun way and develop the awareness that stars are different in apparent brightness and color. In addition, exploring the night sky over a period of weeks can also help students notice the motion of the Sun, Moon, and planets. In this article, the author presents two activities wherein students make observations about patterns that the stars form and have an opportunity to engage in some actual stargazing using starfinder maps. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10