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Make a Star Lantern Lesson PlanMake a Star Lantern Lesson Plan
Publisher
Space Awareness
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1st - 4th
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Science
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Hands-on Activity
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Make a Star Lantern

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  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (English)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Czech)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (German)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Greek)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Spanish)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (French)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Italian)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Dutch)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Polish)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Portuguese)
  • Make a Star Lantern - Worksheet (Romanian)
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Go star-gazing with young learners! They study the history, origins, and patterns of constellations in an activity that explores the starry night sky.

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Concepts

stars, constellations

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as an extension to a lesson on constellations
  • Have learners research their zodiac sign

Classroom Considerations

  • Print out sky maps ahead of time
  • Modify the hands-on activity as necessary 
  • Materials for the activity may be expensive; have parents donate ma

Pros

  • Promotes hands-on learning
  • The attached worksheet comes in 11 different languages 

Cons

  • None

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