Show & Tell

It's time for Show & Tell!

I want to show off this great app that I found. It's called "Starlight" and it is great for the grade 6 Science unit on the Solar System.

Basically how it works is you go outside with it, point it up at the sky, and it tells you which stars, constellations, and planets are in that direction. On a clear night you'll be able match up the screen with the sky, and maybe even see the planets.

This is a great app as students learn about constellations and planets, and it gives them the opportunity to track the changes in the night sky. It would obviously work best if students had access to devices while at home so they could see this at night, whether it was their own, or a device given to them for 1:1 computing purposes from the school division.

It's currently selling for $1.19 on the app store, but every once in a while it is available for free, so check it out!