Stars and constellations
KS2 · 20 minutes · Explain what a star is and find a constellation.
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Our learning goal
Explain what a star is and find a constellation.
Your turn: Choose one thing you would like to understand by the end.
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Full teaching script
- Today: Stars and constellations. Our goal: Explain what a star is and find a constellation.
- Take one idea at a time. Pause after each sentence; ask for repetition whenever you need it.
- A star is a giant ball of hot glowing gas. Our Sun is a star; the others look tiny because they are very far away. People join groups of stars into pictures called constellations, like the Plough, which is part of the Great Bear.
- Together: choose one example from the explanation and show how it works. What do you notice?
- Your turn: On a clear night, with a grown-up, look north and try to find the Plough's saucepan shape.
- Reflect: what made sense, and what would you like explained differently?
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