• The calm, inviting waters of the Spokane Arm. Photo Credit: NPS\LARO\John Salisbury

    Lake Roosevelt

    National Recreation Area Washington

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Constellation Connection

Scoping the Sisters - NASA/JPL

Scoping the Sisters (The Pleiades)

NASA/JPL

Program Overview:
Students make a planisphere and learn how to read star charts. Students will explore constellations, how the patterns of stars stay the same and how they appear in the sky at different times.

Activities are from Astronomy From the Ground Up! and are presented by a National Park Service Sky Ranger.

EALR 1 1.2.5Components of the Solar System and Beyond
2009 Science Standards: EALR 4: 4-5 ESD1C

Grade: 4th-12th
Group Size: Minimum: 10 Maximum: 30 (or 1 class)
Program Length: 1 hour

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Did You Know?

Construction equipment for clearing the lakebed

When the Grand Coulee Dam was finished and the lake filled, 11 towns were submerged. Every structure was cleared or burned. Soon, the rising waters covered the forlorn concrete foundations with water and darkness. Some towns died, others were built above the new lake, replacing what was lost.