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Take & Make: Make a Star Finder

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Patrons make an origami "fortune teller" from a template that helps them learn their way around the night sky by finding constellations. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by downloading the Star Finder template of the current month and printing it out along with the folding instructions and rules for the Star Finder game.

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Add a Tech Twist "Take & Make" tip: consider cutting out the template so patrons won't need to do that step at home, and include the hyperlink to the How-To video so patrons can watch it at home as they make their Star Finder.
Hints for uses in your library Remember to print out the template for the correct month!
Related Links Hands on program version
Websites:
More to Explore: Stars, Constellations and Astronomy
How Does Our Sun Compare With Other Stars?
Constellations and the Calendar

Images:
Deep Space Studies
Supernovae Slideshow from National Geographic
Hubble Images
Astronomy picture of the day

Videos:
ScienceCasts: Red and Golden Planets at Opposition
ScienceCasts: A Star With Spiral Arms
NASA ScienceCasts: Something for Every Sky Watcher
Originating Source NASA Space Place
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Take & Make: Make a Star Finder

Take & Make: Make a Star Finder

Patrons make an origami "fortune teller" from a template that helps them learn their way around the night sky by finding constellations. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by downloading the Star Finder template of the current month and printing it out along with the folding instructions and rules for the Star Finder game.