I love and value those exceptional opportunities of being in the quiet moments of night, when you find yourself standing outside in the backyard, the neighbors have shut off their outside lights, there are no street lights in view, the moon is no where to be seen, the crickets are chirping, the breeze blows in your face and you glance up at the magnificent beyond. A black sky full of millions and billions of bright specks stands before you and continues to creep into the corner of your eye no matter where you glance or turn your head. My husband and I just love it and find ourselves time after time in continuous amazement. Quite honestly, it eventually makes my neck hurt. It leaves me in awe as an adult and definitely did as a child! You may be able to think back to how small you felt as a child, standing in front of the big dark beyond. It's just amazing and it's no wonder that kids love to dream about space shuttles, outer space, or blasting off to the moon to a place of wonder and adventure. It probably explains some of my Star Wars excitement too.
This spring we had a fun week of outer space amazement and exploration. We got to think about being in the shoes of an astronaut blasting off facing the ceiling, imagine just how big our solar system is, take a ride on the Magic School Bus with Ms. Frizzle, learn about how our earth moves, listen to some astronomy songs, and make some "astronomy" themed food too.
Getting ready for lift off!
Getting the controls ready. Navigation system is ready!
Stars and planet jello jigglers!
Making the planets go around the sun! Check out our cool video below!
I even have on an astronomy shirt!
Solar System Pizza!
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