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Week 12 · Plan Your Own Sky Night

Friday

Your year log
// Eclipse safety and your year of sky watching
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Your year log

Rocket spreads out every sky log on the floor.

"Moon drawings, star maps, meteor tallies!" Rocket cheers.

Raven asks, "What do you notice? What was your favorite?"

Nova glows. "Hint: you can choose your Sky Night goal from these."

Look back

  • Your moon log
  • Your Big Dipper and Polaris map
  • Your planet twinkle test
  • Your sunset log
  • Your meteor count
  • Your dark sky test
REMEMBER?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which stars point to Polaris?
A bright dot shines steady. What might it be?
What is a shooting star really?
MOON PHASES ONE MORE TIME
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
11
22
33
44
55
Draw your favorite thing you saw in the sky this year.

Look closer at your logs

Look at your logs one at a time.

What changed over the year?

What stayed the same?

Scientists look for patterns like these.

YEAR QUIZ
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What does waxing mean?
What comes right after full moon?
Which eclipse is safe to watch with just your eyes?
Which usually twinkles more, a star or a planet?
Year factTrue or false?
Sunsets are later in summer.?
Light pollution can be fixed.?
A meteor is a falling star.?
Polaris is the brightest star at night.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEYour logs hold a whole year of learning.

You were a sky watcher all year! Tomorrow you lead your own Sky Night.

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