Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!
Today, Jessi and Sam the Bat take a look at constellations. Humans have been looking up at the sky for a long time and seeing all kinds of pictures hidden in the stars!
First Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars - Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-1)
Performance Expectation:
1-ESS1-1 Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
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From the team behind the YouTube series SciShow comes SciShow Kids!
Join Jessi, Mister Brown, Squeaks the Robot Lab Rat, and all their friends at the Fort as they conduct experiments, research new questions, and talk with experts to learn about the science-filled world around us.
There's always something new to discover with SciShow Kids, no matter what your age!
SciShow Kids is ideal for early-elementary learners, Grades 1-3, and many episodes are structured around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum.
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SOURCES:
seahistory.org/sea-history-for-kids/navigating-by-the-stars
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skytellers/constellations/
earthsky.org/tonight/orion-the-hunter-ghost-of-the-summer-dawn
earthsky.org/constellations/ursa-minor-lesser-bear-little-dipper
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2017.2322#d3e320
earthsky.org/brightest-stars/gamma-cephei-errai-future-north-star
youtube.com/watch?v=OUD6BrP5Hmk&t=562s
https://usm.maine.edu/planet/it-true-vega-will-be-our-next-north-star
britannica.com/science/precession-of-the-equinoxes
uthealthaustin.org/blog/the-cause-of-a-stitch
journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2006/12000/stitch_in_the_side__causes,_workup,_and_solutions.5.aspx
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21604-ligament
Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1776_-_John_Flamsteed_-_La_Grande_Ourse_(Ursa_Major).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Capricornus.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pegasus_-_Johann_Bayer.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AquariusCC.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Aquarius,_Piscis_Australis_%26_Ballon_Aerostatique.jpg
#stars #constellations #bigdipper #scishowkids #education #science #elementary #learning #fun #scienceforkids
Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!
Today, Jessi and Sam the Bat take a look at constellations. Humans have been looking up at the sky for a long time and seeing all kinds of pictures hidden in the stars!
First Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars - Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted. (1-ESS1-1)
Performance Expectation:
1-ESS1-1 Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
----------
Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon:
patreon.com/scishowkids
If you have a question for Jessi, Squeaks, and Mister Brown you can write to them here: https://forms.gle/SENBjH9szoLGfrRC9
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
Facebook: facebook.com/scishowkids
Twitter: twitter.com/scishowkids
----------
From the team behind the YouTube series SciShow comes SciShow Kids!
Join Jessi, Mister Brown, Squeaks the Robot Lab Rat, and all their friends at the Fort as they conduct experiments, research new questions, and talk with experts to learn about the science-filled world around us.
There's always something new to discover with SciShow Kids, no matter what your age!
SciShow Kids is ideal for early-elementary learners, Grades 1-3, and many episodes are structured around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum.
----------
SOURCES:
seahistory.org/sea-history-for-kids/navigating-by-the-stars
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skytellers/constellations/
earthsky.org/tonight/orion-the-hunter-ghost-of-the-summer-dawn
earthsky.org/constellations/ursa-minor-lesser-bear-little-dipper
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2017.2322#d3e320
earthsky.org/brightest-stars/gamma-cephei-errai-future-north-star
youtube.com/watch?v=OUD6BrP5Hmk&t=562s
https://usm.maine.edu/planet/it-true-vega-will-be-our-next-north-star
britannica.com/science/precession-of-the-equinoxes
uthealthaustin.org/blog/the-cause-of-a-stitch
journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2006/12000/stitch_in_the_side__causes,_workup,_and_solutions.5.aspx
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21604-ligament
Images:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1776_-_John_Flamsteed_-_La_Grande_Ourse_(Ursa_Major).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Capricornus.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pegasus_-_Johann_Bayer.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AquariusCC.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Aquarius,_Piscis_Australis_%26_Ballon_Aerostatique.jpg
#stars #constellations #bigdipper #scishowkids #education #science #elementary #learning #fun #scienceforkids
