Saturday, September 9, 2023
10 AM to 12:30 PM
(check-in begins at 9:30)
Registration for this program closes at noon on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 or when the program reaches maximum capacity
Come experience the stars of Tellus Science Museum! During the Night Sky program, Cadettes will work toward the requirements of the Night Owl badge, while Senior girls will do activities for the Sky badge. While at Tellus, girls will tour the night sky in the planetarium and investigate eclipses, seasons and seasonal constellations. Scouts will learn how to make and use a rotary star chart, find the major constellations, and find planet positions in the Tellus planetarium. Other activities will include learning how to tell time using the sky, learning how to use a telescope and viewing sunspots (weather permitting).
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1st Rotation: Watch a live planetarium show.
2nd Rotation: Star wheel activity in the presentation theater.
3rd Rotation:
– Moon Phase activity in Lab 4
– Solar Observation or view images if cloudy in Lab 3
All groups end at the store where Tellus patches are available for purchase.
Go Solar: Visit a planetarium, find five fun facts.
ACTIVITY: Planetarium Program, Star Wheel activity & Moon Phase activity
Examine the night sky. Learn about an astronomy topic. Learn about Big Dipper & North Star or more heavenly objects.
ACTIVITY: Planetarium Program, Star Wheel activity & Moon Phase activity
A night activity: Make a star finder. A nighttime legend; Learn about legends of the sky.
ACTIVITY: Planetarium Program, Star Wheel activity & Moon Phase activity
Focus on the night sky: Identify 10 constellations and 8 stars. Find and use the North Star. Investigate the colors of the sky, why is the sky blue, what color is the Sun.
ACTIVITY: Planetarium Program, Star Wheel activity & Moon Phase activity. Viewing through solar telescope of sunspots.
Visit a planetarium; Take a guided tour of the sky, find out more about the planets, stars and the solar system.
ACTIVITY: Planetarium Program, Star Wheel activity & Moon Phase activity. Viewing through solar telescope of sunspots.
Explore light pollution; composition of the Sun, sunspots.
ACTIVITY: Planetarium Program, Star Wheel activity & Moon Phase activity. Viewing through solar telescopes of sunspots.
Share sky stories from ancient to modern cultures; Stories of the sky from around the world.
ACTIVITY: Planetarium Program, Star Wheel activity & Moon Phase activity. Viewing through solar telescopes of sunspots.
