Age Group:
Children (5 to 9 years), Tweens (9 to 12 years), Teens (13 to 18 years), Adults, Seniors, FamiliesProgram Description
Details
Join NASA Solar System Ambassadors Linda McKenna and Mark Brown as they explore our night skies! This online program will explain how to easily locate common constellations this time of year over Sarasota County, and how the skies may have looked different in 1921.
Supplies to gather for the program:
1. Print: DIY Constellations packet
2. Pencil
3. Toilet Paper Roll
4. Push Pin (thumb tack)
5. Piece of thick cardboard (e.g., shipping box)
6. Tape (office supply tape)
7. Flashlight or cell phone flashlight
Additional Resources:
Make marbled sun art on NASA's SpacePlace
Make an edible sun with a recipe from University of California: Berkeley's Multiverse space
Six Simple Astronomy Experiments You Can Do At Home
Current Informational Astronomy For What's Currently in the Night Sky or Space Missions
Matching Game with Constellation Cards
2020 When to See Planets in the Night Sky
Updates On Your Cosmos and World