What you need:
- 16 black 35mm film canisters
- Scissors
- Tape
- Pushpin
- Patterns + View patterns
Constellation in a Canister
From Nick Greene, for About.com
People have looked at the stars for many, many years. They could imagine pictures in stars. Those pictures are called constellations. After you do this activity, see if you can find the constellations in the night sky.
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- Getting Started
- Label the cannister
- Tape pattern to film cannister.
- Punch holes for the stars
- Create more constellations - Learn the night sky
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