Show " rry Page 8 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 7 1999 ft kids for Especially By BETTY DEBNAM Our Northern Pal Polaris The Star of Stars Twinkle twinkle great North Star You can tell us where we are From the North Pole way up high You’re the star we’re guided by In one spot you're always found if Other stars they move around constellaPolaris is part of a seven-sta- r tion It is the last star in the Little Dipper (also called Little Bear and Ursa Minor) The pals of Polaris Not only is Polaris special but its neighbors are unusual too jtr Hurray for the great North Star which is called Polaris Most other stars appear to rise in the eastern sky right after the sun goes down If you were to Bit up all night long you would see that like the sun they appear to move across the sky and set or go down in the west The constellations around Polaris don’t do this They dent rise or set We can always see them Instead of rising and setting they circle the great North Star You can find it by locating another constellation always nearby the Big Dipper Two of the stars in the bucket of the Big Dipper are called pointer stars because they point to Polaris In all of the heavens there are 48 stars that shine brighter but Polaris is the most useful of them MIGHTY all FUNNY’S POIMKIS IS muToiomwmt WOHOtK-mnrnoT- onont A constellation is that tAtwmmrmo TO the happy light bulb say to the sad light bulb? A: “Why m’tyo lighten up?" Q: What did (both Jokes MBt in by Brittuqr the elephant paint his toenails red and lie on bis back? A: He was pretending to be an apple tree! (sent in by Charlie Cook) V iM SMI taHatMNl Teacher’s A Kid’s Guide to Polaris use by teachers and parents at home and at school use with issue: The Incredible Egg Main idea: Thia Eaxter iiwue ia about aggo Ihe fallowing ia a Hot of activities to be luted with thia iiwue They are liated in order of difficulty with the earner auaignmenta liated Tint Aok the children to do the fallowing: There iaalink between Polaris and the parallel lines we see on our maps and Draw a picture of your family doing an Earter activity i For example looking far Ear ter egg) 2 Look through your newapuper far Sorter ad 3 Make up a recipe that ha egg a one of the ingredient Have you ever made any recipe that had egg a an ingredient? 4 Diocuoa the fallowing: What doe your family do for Eaalei? Why ia it auch a apecial day? Do you like egg? What are aume way to eat egg1 Have you ever een a bird' egg? If mi where wa it? Have you ever aeen egg hum any other animal? If no what kind of animal and where wa it? Why do you think Fabergr egg are mi apecial? 5 Look through your newnpaper far notice of Eaater activitie in your area 6 Luok in the weather Mctiim of your newxpaper far a forecaat for Eoater 7 Find the following word in thi iue: aymbol amphibian reguhite yolk beak frigile gem hutch produce pmwure fluids flaw Define and make up a new sentence for each one 1 nM The Earth spins once every 24 hours orbit Of the sun It during its year-lonis tilted at an angle This rotation and spinning give us our seasons and our different views of the Btars at night g Hemispheres The Earth is divided into four TRY 'N FIND STAR Words that remind us of the North Star are hidden in the block below Some words are hidden backward or diagonally See if you can find: POLARIS POLE STAR EARTH POINTER NORTH SKY LATITUDE SHINE MAP PLOW NIGHT SHIPS ASTRONOMY ARJNVTHG PPECOSH I I HORIZON D N PS P W A K W S JXQWEZKHNOZ ROH KZYMONORTSARBOS POLAR SNBSHTRAE OSH NECEDUT TAL QDPO NTERTCBMAP I I I I I by BsNy Dstemm UN Umswai Mini Spy Mini Spy and her friends are star watching See if you can find: This link has helped sailors and travelers for hundreds of years We live in the Western Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is on the other side IfyouworatodMde tfw Earth Into quar- Thislaanangtelt haadagnaa-Th- a tan or four partait degress India would look Ska this The Earth is divided into Northern and Southern hemispheres at the equator This is the Northern Hemisphere This is the view from the North Star if we were up there looking down We cannot see the stars in the Southern Hemisphere This is the Southern Hemisphere People who live in this part of the world cannot see the North number 7 elephant's head bird North Star — The further up in the sky the the further north you are f-- Not only does Polaris tell us which way ia north it can also help tell us where we are To find out E GLOVLRX IQXABDKF HWOLPYT JRZRCEYG lbs Mm Ngs m to the North and to freedom used this link to help them on their way il globes UN UmssisM fossa NORTH bsM ud Q: Why did Guide For For on SHUT a group of stars that are always in the same pattern Thousands of years ago stargazers made up stories and gave the constellations names we still use today - OUT How npi masenvw 4 k where we are on Earth we use imaginary lines The circles that go across from east to west are called parallels of latitude They are numbered from each side of the equator from 0 to 90 in degrees to the North and South poles to find your latitude using Polaris 1 Stand outride and face Polaris Print to Polaris 2 With your other arm point to the horizon (place where the Bky meets the land or water) 3 Pretend your arms are measuring the degrees in the angle 4 Estimate what the degrees would be 5 The degrees would match the latitude 0 $ p K r Here are eome cities in the Northern Hemisphere with the angle and degrees that match the latitude ' i Star banana icecream bar mushroom ruler heart coffee pot caterpillar hi People in the Northern and Southern hemispheres see different stare QMwdcoCtty word MINI cat carrot The Mini Page alMiaMa based on the planetarium show "And Star to Steer Her By" at Vie NaVonel Mr and Space Museum Smithsonian bwttutlon Washington DA showing until October 2001 This iaaue is Herald Journal is part of J brulgrHimlt Daily Nnwpycr M - — Newspaper in Education Program — aaaqaaa— |