Night Sky

Does the sky look the same all night? Investigate this question with your child on a warm summer night.starfield

What you need:

  • 3 index cards
  • black marker
     

What you do:

  1. Have your child draw identical pictures of the front of your house or apartment building on all three cards. Have your child include any front walkways, trees, or shrubs. 
  2. Go outside on a clear night. Face your home and look at the sky. On one of the index cards, have your child draw the stars and the moon as they appear in the night sky.
  3. Repeat this activity an hour later, and then two hours later.

 

What you talk about:

Ask your child:

  • What is the same in your drawing? (The house or apartment building, walkways, trees, shrubs, etc.)
  • What is different? (The position of the moon and stars in the sky.)
  • What does this show? (The stars and moon seem to change position in the sky over time.) 

Illustration by Art Explosion

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