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Dipper Finder, Lecture notes of Science education

Rice UniversityScience education

In this activity, learn how to find the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, Cassiopeia, and the North Star (Polaris). By creating a Dipper Finder, students will ...

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Dipper Finder
Inthisactivity,learnhowtofindtheBigDipper,theLittleDipper,Cassiopeia,
andtheNorthStar(Polaris).BycreatingaDipperFinder,studentswillhavetheir
veryownchartoftheNorthernnightsky,whichtheycanspinandchangetofit
theexactdateandtimetheyarelookingatthestars!
Materials
Dipper Finder Main Page (circle of times)
Dipper Finder Constellation Page (circle of dates)
Scissors
Brass fastener
Directions
UsescissorstocutoutthemaincircleofdatesandconstellationsontheDipper
FinderConstellationPage.Pokeasmallholeinthemiddleofthecirclewherethe
four‐pointedstaris.AlsopokeaholeinthemiddleofthecircleontheDipper
FinderMainPagewherethefour‐pointedstaris(butdonotcutoutthecircle
fromthissheet!).Placethecut‐outcircleofdatesontopofthecircleoftimes.Use
thebrassfastenertofastenthetwosheetstogetherbypushingitthroughthe
holesatthecenterofthetwopages.YounowhaveacompleteDipperFinder!
To Use Your Dipper Finder
StandsothatyouarefacingNorth.HoldyourDipperFinderinfrontofyouso
thatyoucanreadthewordsright‐side‐up.Spinthedatecirclearounduntilthe
currentdatelinesupwiththecurrenttime.Youwillnowseetheconstellationsin
theorientationtheyareintheskyonthatdateandtime.YoucanusetheBig
DippertofindtheNorthStarbyfollowingthelasttwostarsofthecuptowards
theNorthuntilreachingthestaratthetipofthehandleoftheLittleDipper(on
yourcompletedDipperFinder,thisstarismarkedbythebrassfastener).Thestar
atthetipofthehandleoftheLittleDipperistheNorthStar!
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Dipper Finder

In this activity, learn how to find the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, Cassiopeia,

and the North Star (Polaris). By creating a Dipper Finder, students will have their

very own chart of the Northern night sky, which they can spin and change to fit

the exact date and time they are looking at the stars!

Materials

 Dipper Finder Main Page (circle of times)  Dipper Finder Constellation Page (circle of dates)  Scissors  Brass fastener

Directions

Use scissors to cut out the main circle of dates and constellations on the Dipper

Finder Constellation Page. Poke a small hole in the middle of the circle where the

four‐pointed star is. Also poke a hole in the middle of the circle on the Dipper

Finder Main Page where the four‐pointed star is (but do not cut out the circle

from this sheet!). Place the cut‐out circle of dates on top of the circle of times. Use

the brass fastener to fasten the two sheets together by pushing it through the

holes at the center of the two pages. You now have a complete Dipper Finder!

To Use Your Dipper Finder

Stand so that you are facing North. Hold your Dipper Finder in front of you so

that you can read the words right‐side‐up. Spin the date circle around until the

current date lines up with the current time. You will now see the constellations in

the orientation they are in the sky on that date and time. You can use the Big

Dipper to find the North Star by following the last two stars of the cup towards

the North until reaching the star at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper (on

your completed Dipper Finder, this star is marked by the brass fastener). The star

at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper is the North Star!