Cub Skies Badge

Badge requirements

Skies Cub Interest Badge

Do any FOUR of the following:

1. Make a model or draw a diagram of the solar system.
2. Explain the difference between a star and a planet.
3. Identify three constellations from the southern hemisphere.
4. Make pinhole planetariums to show three different constellations from the southern hemisphere.
5. Learn how to observe the sun safely. Find out and explain how the earth moves around the sun.
6. Observe the moon using binoculars or a telescope if you can. Describe some of its features.

Resources

• Planets or Stars?
• Pro-Plan Chart 40: Study of the Stars
• Finding South using the Southern Cross

Links

• Pinhole Planetariums
• How to Look at the Sun Safely
• Southern Star Wheel - A planisphere is a tool that shows the rising and setting of the stars, and how the constellations relate to one another in the night sky.

See also

• Cub Interest Badges