Learning kitGrades K-1

Science: the sky

Sun, Moon and stars

Learn about the Sun, watch the Moon change, and find star pictures in the sky with Night Sky Lab. Ages 5 to 7 or kindergarten and first grade, read aloud together with a grown-up.

Read this kit aloud together. It is written for a grown-up to read to a child of 5 or 6, one short step at a time.

Time
About 45 minutes, in two or three short sittings, plus a look at the night sky
Steps
3 steps, 2 of them in Night Sky Lab
You need
A grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.
Unlock the kit, $5 I have a code

$5 for one learner: every step, the Night Sky Lab activities that check the work, the printable lesson, and the certificate with a page of the learner's own work.

A big crescent Moon beside a month of Moon shapes, from new Moon to full and back.

The 3 steps

  1. 1Explore the SunRead and quizA grown-up reads this with you. The Sun is a star, the closest one to us.
  2. 2Observe the MoonIn Night Sky LabThe Moon looks a little different every night. Its shapes are called phases.
  3. 3Meet the starsIn Night Sky LabPeople long ago joined stars with lines to make pictures in the sky, called constellations.
Night Sky Lab: the evening sky facing north, with the place and time at the top, the time strip at the bottom, and zoom buttons.
Each step shows how Night Sky Lab works, then opens it with a checklist that ticks as the work gets done.

Work on a computer. The apps need a keyboard and a bigger screen than a phone: a laptop, desktop or Chromebook. You can pay here and open the emailed link on the computer.

One learner

Unlock the kit, $5

  • All 3 steps, worked on screen, with a lesson you can print if you like paper
  • Night Sky Lab activities that check the work as it is done
  • A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work: your Moon pictures and your star pictures

We email a link that opens the kit on any computer. No account needed. We keep the email only to send the kit and certificate links: privacy.

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Co-ops and classes: unlock it for a group

One payment and one code. Each learner types the code to unlock the kit on their own computer, and gets their own certificate at the end. Your pack page shows who has started and finished.

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Questions

What does the learner do in Sun, Moon and stars?

It has 3 steps: 1. Explore the Sun; 2. Observe the Moon; 3. Meet the stars. Learn about the Sun, watch the Moon change, and find star pictures in the sky with Night Sky Lab. Ages 5 to 7 or kindergarten and first grade, read aloud together with a grown-up.

What age is it for?

Grades K-1. About 45 minutes, in two or three short sittings, plus a look at the night sky.

What is needed?

A grown-up to read along, and a computer, Chromebook or tablet. Printing is optional: every step works on screen. No account needed.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. A numbered certificate with a page of the learner's own work, for your records or a portfolio. It is not course credit.

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