- a. Identify two constellations and the North Star in the night
sky. - b. Make a pinhole planetarium and show three
constellations. - c. Visit a planetarium. - d. Build a model of
a rocket or space satellite. - e. Read and talk about at least
one man-made satellite and one natural one. - f. Find a picture
of another planet in our solar system. Explain how it is
different from Earth. This elective is also part of the World
Conservation Award. - a. Learn how to read an outdoor
thermometer. Put one outdoors and read it at the same time every
day for two weeks. Keep a record of each day's temperature and a
description of the weather each day (fair skies, rain, fog,
snow, etc.). - b. Build a weather vane. Record wind direction
every day at the same hour for two weeks. Keep a record of the
weather for each day. - c. Make a rain gauge. - d. Find out what
a barometer is and how it works. Tell your den about it. Tell
what relative humidity means. - e. Learn to identify three
different kinds of clouds. Estimate their