Starry Night Store

The pulse of the tides, the dance of the Moon and the swing of the seasons captivate even the youngest child. The realistic visualizations in Starry Night engage their natural fascination and guide them to understand the world on a scientific basis. With lesson plans and activities correlated to standards, Starry Night Elementary for grades K-4 is the most effective way to introduce space science.

The grade-specific activities in Starry Night Elementary:

• Meet space science content standards
• Develop key science process skills
• Questioning & Observing
• Collecting Data
• Classifying
• Comparing & Sorting
• Estimating & Measuring
• Analyzing & Predicting
• Recognizing patterns
• Problem-solving
• Making inferences
• Drawing conclusions
• Communicating ideas
• Connect to language arts, fine arts, math and social studies

Three-ring binder includes:

• Award-winning Starry Night astronomy simulation software, customized for teacher demonstration and student use
• 7 grade-specific lesson plans (4 for Grades K-2, 3 for Grades 3-4) complete with hands-on manipulatives, computer exercises, reproducible worksheets and assessments
• Comprehensive teacher resources
• Key conceptual background and discussion questions for each lesson
• 3D Graphic Organizers that help students organize information in a creative way, making it easier to grasp concepts
• Log Sheets that can be compiled to create a complete logbook for each student
• Assessment tools such as KWL charts that provide evidence of prior knowledge and learning progress
• Solar System Fun Facts
• Glossary of astronomical terms
• SkyTheater DVD with more than an hour of video of dramatic and realistic visualizations of astronomical phenomena
• QuickStart Guide for teachers new to astronomy or using Starry Night for the first time

To run Starry Night Elementary you need:

Windows: Requires Windows XP, 500 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 900 MB of hard disk space. 32 MB OpenGL capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Macintosh: Universal Binary runs natively on Intel and PPC Macintosh computers. Requires OS X 10.3.9 or higher, G3 450 MHz or higher processor, 128 MB RAM and 900 MB of hard disk space. Will not run on OS 9.x or earlier. 32 MB OpenGL capable graphics card. Minimum recommended monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

Basic support for joysticks recognized by Windows XP and Mac OS X.

Requirements for Video DVD: Home DVD player and TV, or computer with DVD player.