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See the Stars
Grade Range: K-4
Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities
Duration: 40
minutes
Date Posted:
11/4/2009
Find out about the sky through a field trip! In this activity, children will determine the best way to observe the night sky (through a visit to a planetarium, using a telescope, or a trip outside in the evening) and discuss what they see. The activity guide includes printable tip sheets tailored to each type of experience. Included in an OurStory module from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History entitled Exploring the Sky, this activity is designed to help children and adults enjoy exploring history together through the use of children's literature, everyday objects, and hands-on activities.
National Standards
Standards in History (Grades K-4)
United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)
Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
1: United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans
2: How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions
3: The extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800
4: The sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period
2: How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions
3: The extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800
4: The sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period
World History Standards (Grades 5-12)
Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE
1: The major characteristics of civilization and how civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus valley
2: How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE
3: The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE
4: Major trends in Eurasia and Africa from 4000-1000 BCE
2: How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE
3: The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE
4: Major trends in Eurasia and Africa from 4000-1000 BCE
Era 3 Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE
1: Innovation and change from 1000-600 BCE horses, ships, iron, and monotheistic faith
2: The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, 600-200 BCE
3: How major religions and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean basin, China, and India, 500 BCE-300 CE
4: The development of early agrarian civilizations in Mesoamerica
5: Major global trends from 1000 BCE-300 CE
2: The emergence of Aegean civilization and how interrelations developed among peoples of the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, 600-200 BCE
3: How major religions and large-scale empires arose in the Mediterranean basin, China, and India, 500 BCE-300 CE
4: The development of early agrarian civilizations in Mesoamerica
5: Major global trends from 1000 BCE-300 CE
Era 4: Expanding Zones of Exchange and Encounter, 300-1000 CE
1: Imperial crises and their aftermath, 300-700 CE
2: Causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries
3: Major developments in East Asia and Southeast Asia in the era of the Tang dynasty, 600-900 CE
4: The search for political, social, and cultural redefinition in Europe, 500-1000 CE
5: The development of agricultural societies and new states in tropical Africa and Oceania
6: The rise of centers of civilization in Mesoamerica and Andean South America in the first millennium CE
7: Major global trends from 300-1000 CE
2: Causes and consequences of the rise of Islamic civilization in the 7th-10th centuries
3: Major developments in East Asia and Southeast Asia in the era of the Tang dynasty, 600-900 CE
4: The search for political, social, and cultural redefinition in Europe, 500-1000 CE
5: The development of agricultural societies and new states in tropical Africa and Oceania
6: The rise of centers of civilization in Mesoamerica and Andean South America in the first millennium CE
7: Major global trends from 300-1000 CE
Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 1000-1500 CE
1: The maturing of an interregional system of communication, trade, and cultural exchange in an era of Chinese economic power and Islamic expansion
2: The redefining of European society and culture, 1000-1300 CE
3: The rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350
4: The growth of states, towns, and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa between the 11th and 15th centuries
5: Patterns of crisis and recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1450
6: The expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas, 1000-1500
7: Major global trends from 1000-1500 CE
2: The redefining of European society and culture, 1000-1300 CE
3: The rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350
4: The growth of states, towns, and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa between the 11th and 15th centuries
5: Patterns of crisis and recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1450
6: The expansion of states and civilizations in the Americas, 1000-1500
7: Major global trends from 1000-1500 CE
Era 6: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 1450-1770
1: How the transoceanic interlinking of all major regions of the world from 1450-1600 led to global transformations
2: How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750
3: How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries
4: Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750
5: Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion
6: Major global trends from 1450-1770
2: How European society experienced political, economic, and cultural transformations in an age of global intercommunication, 1450-1750
3: How large territorial empires dominated much of Eurasia between the 16th and 18th centuries
4: Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of Africa, Europe, and the Americas, 1500-1750
5: Transformations in Asian societies in the era of European expansion
6: Major global trends from 1450-1770
Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914
1: The causes and consequences of political revolutions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
2: The causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, 1700-1850
3: The transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade and rising European power, 1750-1870
4: Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914
5: Patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic domination, 1800-1914
6: Major global trends from 1750-1914
2: The causes and consequences of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, 1700-1850
3: The transformation of Eurasian societies in an era of global trade and rising European power, 1750-1870
4: Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914
5: Patterns of global change in the era of Western military and economic domination, 1800-1914
6: Major global trends from 1750-1914
Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945
1: Reform, revolution, and social change in the world economy of the early century
2: The causes and global consequences of World War I
3: The search for peace and stability in the 1920s and 1930s
4: The causes and global consequences of World War II
5: Major global trends from 1900 to the end of World War II
2: The causes and global consequences of World War I
3: The search for peace and stability in the 1920s and 1930s
4: The causes and global consequences of World War II
5: Major global trends from 1900 to the end of World War II
