Janice VanCleave's Constellations for Every Kid

Where can you find Leo the lion?



How can you bring a constellation into your room?



What are the oldest stars?



How did the Milky Way Galaxy get its name?



Now you can explore the answers to these and other questions inJanice VanCleave's Constellations for Every Kid. Find theconstellations Draco, Libra, Hydra, Hercules, and many more fromyour own backyard. Make a star disk that can track star movements.Find out what a balloon can tell us about stars. With activitieslike making an astronomer's flashlight and a shoebox planetarium,Janice VanCleave's Constellations for Every Kid will have youreaching for the stars.



Each of the activities begins with a statement of purpose, followedby a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expectedresults, and an easy-to-understand explanation. Every activity hasbeen pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively athome or in the classroom.



Also available in this series from Janice VanCleave:

* ASTRONOMY FOR EVERY KID

* BIOLOGY FOR EVERY KID

* CHEMISTRY FOR EVERY KID

* DINOSAURS FOR EVERY KID

* EARTH SCIENCE FOR EVERY KID

* ECOLOGY FOR EVERY KID

* GEOGRAPHY FOR EVERY KID

* GEOMETRY FOR EVERY KID

* THE HUMAN BODY FOR EVERY KID

* MATH FOR EVERY KID

* OCEANS FOR EVERY KID

* PHYSICS FOR EVERY KID