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SUMMARY

Stars! Stars!! Stars!!! There are billions and billions of them! Stargazers are those who look at stars. There are so many different kinds and colors of stars. --- Conversation Questions---

(1) Name what part of the sky this story is about. (Answer) The stars. (Follow Up) Recall who looks at stars.

(2) Suppose your had a telescope. Would your family take the time to look at the stars? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Have you ever used a telescope before?

(3) Pretend you are an astronomer. How would you feel if you discovered a new constellationi? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Can you tell me what the BIG DIPPER looks like?

(4) If you were an astronaut what would you do in outer space? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Have you seen a spaceship lift off?

(5) Define “stargazer”. (Answer) People who watch the night sky. (Follow Up) Use this word in a sentence.

(6) Recall the name of someone who know a lot about stars. (Answer) An astronomer. (Follow Up) Do you like stars?

(7) Name the color of the stars that are coolest. (Answer) Red. (Follow Up) The hotter stars are what color? (white)

(8) Recall the language that the Romans spoke. (Answer) Latin. (Follow Up) Name the language you speak.

(9) Recall how many constellations there are. (Answer) 88. (Follow Up) How many can be found on charts.

(10) Name the place where people can go to find out about stars. (Answer) Planetariums. (Follow Up) Have you ever been to a planetarium? Activities

1. Design your very on star constellation and give it a name.

2. List all the things one can use to look at the stars.

3. Draw a picture of a person looking at the stars through a telescope.

4. Draw two of the major star constellations and label them.

Introductions

1. Show the students pictures of various star constellations. Ask them if they know what they are called. Discuss stars. Today we are going to read about people that look at stars. Let’s read and learn more abut constellations.

2. Show the students a picture of, or a real telescope. Ask them what they can see through a telescope. Today we are going to read about how people look at stars and what they learn about them.

3. Show the students a pictures of planets and the sun. Ask them what they see. Tell them that the sun is a star. Today we are going to read more about stars and what kind of other stars there are.

Book Title: Stargazers Author: Gail Gibbons Illustrator: Gail Gibbons ISBN: 0590474863 # of Text Pages: 28 AR: 3.8 LEX: 640 Building Oral Vocabulary 7 twinkle 12 Romans 17 constellation Prediction Questions 7 Do you ever see stars twinkling in the night sky? 17 What else could you use to see stars? 23 What discoveries will they make?

This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.