If your students enjoyed this activity, they may be interested in doing multiple observations by moving to a new location at least 1 km away from their original location. Remind them to get new latitude and longitude coordinates. This can be done on the same night or on another night any time during the dates of the campaign.
If you are interested in learning about daytime cloud and contrail identification, and cloud cover estimation, see the GLOBE Program’s Cloud Protocols. |
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Learning Objectives - Students will be able to:
- Use latitude and longitude coordinates to report the location of their observation
- Locate the constellation Orion using stellar maps
- Determine the magnitude of the faintest visible stars in their location
- Analyze the spatial data collected
- Draw conclusions from studying the mapped observations
| This activity addresses the following U.S. educational standards: |
| National Science Education Standards |
Earth and Space Science Standards
K-4: Objects in the sky
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
K-4: Changes in environments
5-8: Populations, resources, and environments, Science and technology in society
9-12: Environmental quality, Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges |
| Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards |
Essential Element 1: The World in Spatial Terms
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How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information.
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How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
Essential Element 5: Environment and Society
-How human actions modify the physical environment. |
| Mathematics Standards |
Numbers and Operations: Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems
Pre-K-2: Count with understanding and recognize “how many” in sets of objects; Understand and represent commonly used fractions, such as 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2
3-5: Develop understanding of fractions as parts of unit wholes, as parts of a collection, as locations on number lines, and as divisions of whole numbers
6-8: Work flexibly with fractions, decimals, and percents to solve problems
Geometry: Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems
Pre-K-2: Recognize geometric shapes and structures in the environment and specify their location
3-5: Recognize geometric ideas and relationships and apply them to other disciplines and to problems that arise in the classroom of in everyday life
6-8: Recognize and apply geometric ideas and relationships in areas outside of the mathematics classroom, such as art, science, and everyday life
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