Celestial Navigation

This kit contains teacher notes and student activities related to celestial navigation to complement a visit to Melbourne Planetarium.

The teacher notes contain information about visiting the planetarium, a synopsis of the program focussing on celestial navigation, solar system statistics, links between the student activities and the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, and a list of relevant web links.

The 12 student activities are intended to be done as pre or post-visit activities at home or at school. Teachers should review them before use, and modify them to suit the educational needs of their students.

Resource Year Level
Teacher notes (Pdf, 240kb) 5-8
Student activities 1-6 (Pdf, 487kb) 5-8
Student activities 7-12 (Pdf, 454kb) 5-8
Activity 10 planisphere worksheets (Pdf, 551kb) 5-8

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