Name:___________________________________ Year & Sec.

:_____________ Score:__________
Teacher:_________________________________ Date:___________________ Rating:_________

Activity 1
Characteristics of Stars

Objectives:

Materials:
2 flashlights (small and big), incandescent light, light dimmer,

Procedure:
Part A. Color
1. Plug the incandescent lamp to a light dimmer switch.
2. Darken the room and turn on the lamp.
3. Adjust the dimmer switch slowly until the bulb becomes dim.
4. Observe and note the color of the glowing filament.
5. Adjust the dimmer switch slowly until the bulb becomes brighter and brighter.
6. Observe and note the color of the glowing filament.

Q1. What is the color of the filament as you dim the bulb?

Q2. What is the color of the filament as you turn the switch at full power?

Q3. What happens to the temperature of the filament as the bulb becomes brighter and
brighter?

Star color ranges from red to blue. The color of the star indicates its surface
temperature. The table below shows the surface temperature and color of
different nearby stars, including the Sun.
 Table 1. Color and Temperature of Selected Stars

Part B. Brightness
1. Place the two identical small flashlights on a table or chair near the front of the room.
2. Darken the room and turn on the two flashlights. Compare the brightness of the two
flashlights.
3. Place one flashlight on a table or chair at the back of the room. Darken the room
and turn on the two flashlights.
4. Observe the two flashlights from the front of the room. Compare the brightness of the
two flashlights. Which flashlight appears to be brighter?

5. Replace the small flashlight at the back of the room with a bigger flashlight.
Compare the apparent brightness of the two flashlights. Which flashlight appears to
be brighter?

9. Adjust the positions of the two flashlights until they appear to have the same
brightness.

Q4. Why do the two flashlights have different brightness?

Conclusion:
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Teacher:_________________________________ Date:___________________ Rating:_________

Activity 2
Patterns in the Sky
Objective:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:

Materials Needed:
markers

Procedure
Given a plain map of stars, draw any pattern, name it, and tell a story about your
figure. Write your bases for coming up with your figure.
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Teacher:_________________________________ Date:___________________ Rating:_________

Activity 3
Apparent Movement of the Stars through the Night

Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:

Procedure:
1. On a clear night sky, look at the stars from 7 pm to 11 pm.
2. Focus on one or two constellations like the Auriga and Orion which are best seen in
the month of December.
3. Look at the stars clearly every hour of the night, from 7 pm to 11 pm.

Questions:
Q1. Compare the position of the stars in the sky. What do you notice?

Q2. Are the stars visible at 7 pm still visible at 11 pm in their “original position”? Why is this
so?

Q3. How do the stars move? Describe the movement of the stars in the night sky.

Q4. How is the motion of stars similar to the motion of the Sun?

Conclusion:
Name:___________________________________ Year & Sec.:_____________ Score:__________
Teacher:_________________________________ Date:___________________ Rating:_________

Activity 4
Different Star Patterns through the Year

Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:

Materials Needed:
Photographs of the night sky at different months (Manila), Print-out (or drawings) of
Constellations, globe, small toy figure , lamp

Procedure:
1. Look at the series of photographs below. This is how you see the night sky in Manila
(while facing North) at different months.
Q1. Compare the photographs. What do you notice?

Q2. Why are some stars visible in March but not visible in September?

While the rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the apparent nightly movement of the
stars across the sky, the revolution is responsible for the fact that we can see
different parts of the sky at different parts of the year.

2. Position the printed constellations as shown in Figure 6.

3. Look for the Philippines in the globe and use an adhesive tape to put a small figure
(e.g., toy soldier) within its vicinity. The small figure will represent an observer on Earth
(in the Philippines).
4. Turn on the lamp. Always focus the lamp on the globe. What do the (a) lighted and
(a) unlighted parts of the globe represent?
5. Move the globe around the lamp (counterclockwise, from A to D). Make sure the
globe maintains its tilt or orientation as you move it around (Figure 7).

Q3. What constellations are prominent during winter? fall? summer? spring?
Conclusion: