Reply To: Module 3 – Stars, Space and Aliens

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Eoghan Mulligan
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    Using the stars activity set I would teach the children a lesson on stars. This lesson is for children in first class. I would start with a 15-minute discussion by sitting in a circle and showing five marbles. Ask if there are more stars than these marbles, and gradually increase the number of marbles to illustrate that there are far more stars than can fit in the containers. Ask questions like, “Have you ever seen the stars?” and “Is the Sun a star too?” I would show a picture of a starry sky and explain that stars give light and are most visible at night, while the Sun, also a star, is too bright to see other stars during the day. For the next 15 minutes, I would have the children paint a sheet of A4 paper to resemble the night sky, then use toothbrushes and splatter painting screens to create stars in various colors. I would spend the final 15 minutes discussing their artwork and completing a worksheet where children count and draw stars, reinforcing their understanding of stars.

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