Boonsboro/E. Russell Hicks
Middle School Visit
Ms. Baker/Ms. Saylor
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Star Stories

Ms. Baker and Ms. Saylor brought their middle school students to the planetarium this week to learn about the pictures we can make out of stars in the sky called constellations.  They went outside to check out the model of a command module of a rocket ship and then came in to the planetarium to participate in Star Stories.  The students did a wonderful job of acting out the stories and then identified objects in the sky such as the Big Dipper, the Pointer Stars, the North Star and the Milky Way to help guide them through the sky.  Here are some pictures from their visit.

Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (The Great Bear and the Little Bear)

Callisto, Hera & Zeus

Callisto & Hera

Zeus & Arcas

Callisto, Hera, Zeus & Arcas

Draco the Dragon

Draco & Hera

Draco, Hera & Zeus

Hera, Zeus & Hercules

Cepheus & Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Poseidon, Perseus & Cetus.

Poseidon, Perseus & Cetus

Poseidon, Perseus & Cetus

Poseidon, Perseus & Cetus

Pegasus The Flying Horse

Pegasus, Medusa & The Chimera

Bellerophon, Perseus & Zeus

Bellerophon, Perseus, Zeus, Pegasus & Medusa

The Chimera

Bellerophon, Pegasus, Perseus, The Chimera & Zeus

Corona Borealis The Northern Crown

Theseus, Minos & The Minotaur

Bacchus, Ariadne, Theseus, Minos & The Minotaur

Ariadne, Theseus & The Minotaur

Astronomers of the Day

At the end of the visit each teacher chose their Astronomer of the Day.  These students exhibited the participation, listening and questioning skills needed to make a great astronomer!  Congratulations to our Astronomers of the Day!

Yarimar

Congratulations Yarimar!  Click on the picture to view a bigger version!

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Courtland

Way to go Courtland!  Click on the picture to view a bigger version!

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