Paper Mache Astronomy

When we first started reading the Astronomy SBG, we immediately decided we want to do a huge art project that can include all 4 parts of the grading scale! Our biggest goal right now is to make a large, rotating, paper mache Earth to demonstrate all of this.

• We plan to have 4 different back drops with the different constellations of stars and seasons.
• Along with those backdrops we want to show the placement of each planet and its relation to the sun.
• We will have each planet and our moon in place according to the placement of the Earth. We plan to use a flashlight to help explain both a lunar and solar eclipse, the phases of the moon, and why we have day and night.

This is just a simple explanation of what we have in mind. We have many ideas that are coming together to form something BIG.... seriously.... we are going BIG. :) Keep in tune and see what we come up with!!!