Collection: Shining Stars
Watch your student stars shine as they show off their knowledge of constellations. Try darkening the room and holding a flashlight in the open end of the tube; with the project near a flat surface or wall, the constellation shines through!
Materials:
- Westcott 5” Kids scissors
- paper tube
- 3" x 3" piece of black paper
- 4" x 5" piece of colorful paper
- tack
- pencil
- tape
- marker
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Step 1
Lightly trace the end of the tube onto the black paper, cut out the circle, and draw the outline of a constellation on the circle. Use the pencil to poke through the black paper where each star is. Write the name of the constellation on the colorful piece of paper.
Step 2
Tape the black paper to one end of the tube. Then wrap the tube with the colorful paper and tape it in place.
Step 3
Hold the tube to your eye and look through the “telescope” to view the constellation!
Adult supervision is recommended when children use scissors.
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