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Where Did All the Stars Go?

For Students 9th - 11th
In this brightness of stars worksheet, learners solve 4 problems given a unit of measurement of cents/second for brightness. Students find cents collected in timed exposures, they find brightness of stars and they determine visibility of...
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Size of Stars

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders draw constellations in the sky and use the brightness levels of stars to show how big they are. In this constellations lesson plan, 5th graders describe what they see in the night sky by discussing the star's distances.
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify patterns in the stars. In this constellation lesson, students simulate constellations using black canisters and patterns. Students discuss the points on the constellations and how to draw imaginary lines to see the...
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Star Count

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the night sky with their star counter. They to determine the types of stars and the number that can be seen from their local area and share their data via the Internet. They participate in NASA online projects.
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Spectral Classification of Stars

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this spectral composition of stars worksheet, students use data collected by a spectroscope to compare the stellar spectra to a standard for 5 stars. Students compare the spectral lines to the temperatures of the stars.
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Life Cycle Of Stars

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze characteristics that indicate human life cycles, and then apply these observational principles to various NASA pictures of stars to synthesize patterns of stellar life cycles. They observe NASA images of stars at various...
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Demonstrating the Distances of Stars

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the distance from Earth to stars. They create a model to show the arrangement of constellations. They also identify the importance of the parallax effect.
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Star Types-Color and Surface Temperature

For Students 7th - 9th
In this types of stars worksheet, students complete a table with the color and star type for 17 stars. They are given their luminosity and surface temperature along with a chart that has characteristics of stars to use as reference.
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Measuring Star Temperatures

For Students 7th - 9th
For this measuring star temperatures, students find the temperature of a star using Planck's curve and the Wein Displacement law. Students also find the peak wavelengths for given stars using Planck's curve.
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Stars and Constellations-Pattern Recognition

For Students 5th - 7th
In this stars and constellations instructional activity, students study a given constellation and identify the stars in the constellation. They label the stars in the constellation and identify the months the constellation is visible....
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Seeing Stars

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover constellations. In this astronomy lesson plan, students discuss stars in the sky and that a group of stars is called a constellation. Students then create their own constellations by dropping stars onto a black paper,...
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Star Quest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review the concepts of the branch of science known as astronomy. They discuss stars and constellations and then view the night sky using a portable digital planetarium projector. They identify a variety of constellations using a...
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The Holocaust: An Introduction for Children (To Be Used with Number the Stars)

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this literature and history worksheet, students prepare to read the novel by Lois Lowry Number the Stars. Students read the history behind the Nazi occupation of Denmark and the arrest of the Jews there. This is a 10 page historical...
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Star Wheel Worksheet

For Students 8th - 10th
In this star instructional activity, students use a star wheel to observe the location of constellations and the North Star. They answer questions about the changes in the location of the stars and observe their rotation in comparison to...
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Number the Stars Theme: Bravery

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students examine the theme of bravery in Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars. Students answer 10 questions about bravery in the book and the brave actions of the characters.
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Number the Stars: Historical Connections

For Students 5th - 6th
For this historical connections worksheet, students jot down, from ten different pages from the novel Number The Stars, what has and is occurring that are part of the history of Denmark during World War I.
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How Do Astronomers Measure Distances to Stars?

For Students 8th - 9th
For this astronomy worksheet, students participate in an activity using the parallax effect to measure star distances. They record their information in a data table then complete 5 fill in the blank conclusion questions.
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Number the Stars Is it OK to Lie?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students explore the theme of truthfulness and lying in Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars. Students answer 4 essay questions.
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A History of the War of 1812 and The Star-Spangled Banner

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the causes and outcomes of the War of 1812, and determine the chronology of the Star-Spangled Banner. In this War of 1812 lesson, students learn vocabulary and read a narrative about the War of 1812 before participating...
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 6th - 10th
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Lois Lowry's Number the Stars. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Friends of Fort McHenry

Sensory “Star Spangled Banner”

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Music can help us to access memories and events in a meaningful way, and Francis Scott Key used specific words to convey what he had seen and felt when writing what would become America's national anthem. Help your class connect to the...
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Star Wars in the Classroom

"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 2

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Ta DUM, ta DUM, ta DUM, ta DUM, ta DUM. The force will be strong in the hearts of your young Jedi as they use their lightsabers to strike the accentted syllables in lines from Ian Doescher's William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New...
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Star Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K
For this recognizing star shapes worksheet, students examine 6 different pictures and draw an x on things that are star shaped.
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Sun, Stars and Moon

For Students 1st Standards
Learners read about the objects we see in our night and day skies before answering five short answer comprehension questions.

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