Sky Watchers

Our study of the solar system will center around the objects in the sky that we can actually see; sun, moon, and stars. We began by learning about the largest star . . . the sun! After reading a great book by Frank Asch called Bear Shadow we decided to experiment with our own shadows. First thing in the morning when the sun was low in the sky we traced around our shadows with chalk and then measured them. After recess we went back to our shadows when the sun was high in the sky and retraced our shadows and measured them. To everyone's amazement we had all shrunk considerably!
Stay tuned for more Sky Watching as we chart the phases of the moon and create our own pieces of the surface of the moon.