Kid Friendly Astronomy Video Series

1. Planet Discoveries (Grades 2-5) is a series of 10 minute videos that explore aspects of the planets in our solar system.

2. Constellation Mysteries (Grades 1-3) is a series of 5-6 minute YouTube video activities where John leads younger students in drawing a simple constellation and discover the mystery of which constellation it is.

3. Constellation Charades (Grades 4-6) is a series of 10 minute YouTube video activities where John leads the students in drawing a constellation. They discover which constellation it is as they draw it.

1.1 Planet Discoveries #1 Planet Sizes (Grades 2-5)

• Let’s explore the relative sizes of the planets and the Sun.

2.1 Constellation Mystery # 1 (Grades 1-3)

• Let’s draw and discover a famous constellation together.

2.2 Constellation Mystery #2 (Grades 1-3)

• Let’s draw a constellation together that we can see year round.

3.1 Constellation Charades #1 (Grades 4-6)

• Draw and discover a favorite winter and early spring constellation.

3.2 Constellation Charades # 2 (Grades 4-6)

• Draw and discover a favorite spring and early summer constellation.

3.3 Constellation Charades #3 (Grades 4-6)

• Draw and discover a favorite winter and early spring constellation.

3.4 Constellation Charades #4 (Grades 4-6)

• Draw and discover a smaller constellation of the spring and summer that has some fascinating lore and interesting stars associated with it.