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Inflatable Planetarium - Stories in the Sky — NASA JPL lessonScience · Elementary Science · Grades 2–8Lesson plan

In this activity, students will learn how ancient people related to constellations and asterisms, then use their imagination to create a star pattern and accompanying story. The instructor can have students draw their designs on paper or make an inflatable planetarium, in which students will poke out their star constellations. Materials Inflatable Planetarium - Creating Stories in the Sky (video) - available online: www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/planetarium "4 mil" black plastic sheet - 20ft x 50f

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