A Star in the East -- Issue 51 -- Dec. 19-25, 2009

This week's standards:
Students develop an understanding of objects in the sky. (Science: Earth and Space Science)

Activities:
1. Draw a star on a piece of paper. Paste newspaper words and pictures about stars and planets around your star.

2. Circle newspaper words that relate to objects in space. Look at ads and sports news. How many did you find?

3. Use newspaper ads to plan a winter solstice party. Make a list of what you would buy and how much it costs. Keep your party under $50.

4. Which space objects are (a) giant balls of gas, (b) balls of ice and rocks, and (c) caused when a star explodes?

5. Use the Internet to research different cultures' winter solstice celebrations.

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)