The kid very much is interested in the world around. The child constantly seeks to expand a circle of the knowledge, and one day he notices the small shining points in the black night sky. Also asks several questions at once, interests him not only the name but also why these points shine and how far they are and whether will fall to a roof, and is a lot of everything still. In this case it is better for parents to be ahead a little of the inquisitive researcher, having told and having shown what he can understand.
It is required to you
- - the star chart (it is possible electronic);
- - telescope;
- - big and small balls;
- - globe;
- - pocket torch.
Instruction
1. Show to the child as the subject size depending on distance changes. It can be done on any walk. For example, near the house there is a car, and it seems very big. And here the same car left on other end of the street and looks very small though it is the same car. Observe also other objects.
2. Make an experiment with any shining subject. It can be, for example, a small lamp. Take it before the child. Draw the attention of the kid to what small lamp bright. Depart in other end of the room and tell. On mery removals from the observer the shining subject will seem less and not such bright. The child of the senior and even middle age can already explain that stars are far therefore they seem small. The three-year-old kid it can be told too - let will be surprised.
3. Tell that each star represents the big shining sphere. This sphere lets out huge amount of energy therefore shines. The sphere is very far, but its light all the same reaches Earth. As the child already knows that the subject which is at a great distance seems small, he will understand, as with stars the situation is just as with all the rest.
4. Tell the child that the Sun is a star too. There are other stars which there is much more Sun, but they seem small because are far. The earth is represented to the child huge. It it is close, we on it live, but actually the Sun is much bigger. The difference in their sizes can be demonstrated. For example, take a big inflatable ball. Let it will be the Sun. Then Earth looks as a small tennis ball. It is not so important as far as the ratio is true. The main thing - that the child could imagine it at least approximately.
5. It is possible to arrange something like planetarium. Take the unnecessary globe or even just old plastic ball. Draw on it several constellations. On the place of asterisks make small openings. Cut off the lower part of a ball that it could be put on, for example, a desk lamp without lamp shade. It is better if it is possible to fix such demonstration globe on some turning support. It is possible even just to put all design on a chair for a piano. Rotating ""Universe"", you can show to the child as the provision of stars in the sky changes. It is the best of all to make experiment in the darkened room. If you sew a hemisphere from any dark material and attach it to a ceiling directly over ""globe"", the picture will turn out even more realistic, almost like in the real planetarium.
6. The set of fairy tales and legends is connected with stars. Will you for certain some of them read to the child, and he can ask - and why those people who wrote the fairy tale, thought that ancient gods escaped on the sky? Why you say that the star is a sphere, and in the fairy tale is written that the beautiful girl turned into a star? Tell that ancient people had neither telescopes, nor computers, nor cameras. Therefore they told only that they see from Earth. Also explained all phenomena as it seemed to them correct, here and such interesting fairy tales and beautiful legends turned out.
7. Tell the child about constellations. Actually the stars entering one constellation are very much far apart. But from Earth it seems that they are located absolutely nearby. Also was so always therefore still in the ancient time people decided to unite these stars in constellations and to everyone thought up the beautiful picture. The kid can see some constellations and. Show him, for example, Big Dipper.
8. It is very good if at your place or someone from acquaintances has a telescope. The child for certain will like to consider stars. They will not seem such small any more. Tell it why all objects in the sky seem larger if to look at them in the telescope. There are devices which give very big increase, and in them it is possible to consider what is usually not visible.
9. The inquisitive kid by all means will ask a question why stars hang on the sky and do not fall. Explain that they very heavy and constantly are attracted and make a start. Attraction force can be explained clearly too. Rub a hairbrush about something woolen, and then bring it to hair. The child for certain already dealt with a magnet. Show that the magnet can not only attract objects, but also push away them. In Space each subject is affected by forces and attractions, and pushing away. Each star - a huge magnet which attracts some objects and seeks to reject others. Therefore forces are counterbalanced. If any communication breaks, the star can be carried away away or become torn. But it at the same time will not reach Earth because pieces on the road will attract other magnets.