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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Toy Thursday: Science Experiment - Constellation Tubes!


Judah and I have been learning about the solar system and planets. More recently we did this "take home science" project to learn about stars and constellation shapes in the sky. This simple lesson has us talking about Cassiopeia and Pegasus. Have fun learning about science!


Materials Needed
Empty paper towel or bath tissue tube
scissors
ballpoint pen or toothpick
tape
black paper

Instructions
Trace a circle around the tube. Make dots of one of the constellation designs (i.e. Big Dipper) from a pattern in a book or online inside the circle. Carefully poke just the tip of the pen or toothpick through each of the dots of the pattern. Place the circle on the pattern face down over one end of the tube. Make sure that the dots are centered. Fold the sides of the pattern down over the sides of the tube and tape them into place. Hold the end of the tube with the pattern on it up to a light source and look through the other end. Do you see your constellation?

1 comment:

  1. good blog, I read it full. please give me suggestion for microbial fuel cell is it a good topic for my school project.

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