A SIXTH-GRADE UNIT IN ASTRONOMY.

The article focuses on a unit method of teaching astronomy meant for students of sixth-grade. For the purpose of teaching, a paper sky was created. In order to avoid monotony, various types of lessons were conducted. Sometimes questions were asked and answered directly and sometimes they were assigned for independent research and report. A notebook was developed by each child for his own use. The children wrote stories of the star myths and drew several diagrams including star groups, a comet's path around the sun, the solar system and others. The cover created by each child was typically astronomical with comets, stars, telescopes and the like. The program also included dramatization of sky myths, singing of star songs, reading of original poems, showing the notebooks and giving an account of the telescope.