A few days ago
Anonymous

Astronomy for sixth-graders: help on presentation?

I’ve been asked to give a 1-time presentation to a 6-grade science class on astronomy. I’m no expert! nor a teacher! Guidance on materials? subject matter? I’m thinking (1) history (briefly); (2) “the skies” i.e. navigation, constellations, asterisms.; (3) astrophysics; very basic: rotation, revolution, gravity; (4) scope and vastness: how to demonstrate mass of sun vs. earth vs. solar sys. vs. galaxy vs. …

Very sketchy, as you can see. Any guidance appreciated

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A few days ago
piratefancarrie

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You have some great ideas. Don’t use those big boring words though. Constellations are good. Do you have sky charts to give them to take home? Tell them about stuff they can find in the sky on their own that nite. Is Jupiter still visible? They probably know about rotation, revolution & gravity. And that the earth is very much smaller than the sun. Didn’t you learn that stuff in 2-3 grade? I did. Talk about NASA and space exploration, include past, present and the future. Also, the chance that there is life out there somewhere. How far are these other solar systems and how long would it take to travel there. Comets, asteroids etc. are also interesting. Do you have pictures? Pictures that can be diplayed on a screen, on an overhead projector or through a computer display. My astronomy teacher in highschool was an astronomer. He had a small observatory set up in his backyard and used his own photos in class. Ask them what they want to know.
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4 years ago
Anonymous
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A few days ago
Anonymous
You might want to also mention they can see the bright planet Jupiter out in the South about half way up right after sunset.
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A few days ago
searching_please
My daughter is in 7th grade. She always enjoys hearing about what people used to believe versus what we believe or know now. So maybe you can throw in some history and mythology to liven things up. πŸ™‚

Good luck! πŸ™‚

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A few days ago
Anonymous
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