The Night Sky

Put a twinkle in your kids' eyes with these night sky activities.

Activities Meteors on Film: Photography Tips Capturing a meteor shower on film is mostly a point, click, and luck proposition. By following these tips and a little luck you might get something. Getting to Know the Night Sky Some of the best backyard science can be found over your head! Getting started is easy — here are a few activities for you and kids of all ages. Astronomy Getting to know the night sky is easy with a little work. Check out a book on stars and constellations and get ready to get lost in space. Observatory Bring the whole family on this local field trip to learn more about the sky, stars and constellations. Tracking the Space Station Look! Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a Space Station?? Learn how you can track it's flight path — it might be over your house tonight! Night Sky Net Guide: Next to a good pair of eyes, the Internet is the backyard star gazer's best friend. There are almost as many great websites devoted to astronomy as there are stars in the sky. Here are some of the best. Mars Colony Are your kids ready for an out-of-this-world adventure? How about building and planning a colony on Mars! From Outer Space to Home Base: Bringing Science Down to Earth The International Space Station. The Mars Climate Orbiter. The Mars Polar Lander. Hot news topics are great vehicles to boost your child? interest in science. Why not use the current developments in space to launch a new family tradition? Printables Rocket Dot-to-Dot Distances Between the Planets Star Search