Space Grade 4 Alberta Science

The topmost point on Earth, where the North Star points.

• Lunar Calendar
• South Pole
• North Pole
• Local Names

The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night.

• Rotation
• Lunar Calendar
• Planetariums
• Local Names

Using stars to find your way or determine direction.

• Safety Equipment
• Local Names
• Navigation
• South Pole

Groups of stars that form patterns or shapes in the sky.

• Binoculars
• Constellations
• Telescopes
• Observations

Places where you can learn about stars and planets through special shows.

• Planetariums
• Revolution
• North Pole
• Gregorian Calendar

Traditional names given to stars by people from your region.

• Gregorian Calendar
• Local Names
• North Pole
• Orion

An instrument that makes distant objects in space look closer.

• Telescopes
• North Star
• South Pole
• Gregorian Calendar

Also known as the North Star, it helps you find the direction of the North Pole.

• Polaris
• Planetariums
• Navigation
• Universe

The movement of Earth around the Sun, which takes one year.

• Lunar Calendar
• North Star
• Safety Equipment
• Revolution

All of space and everything in it.

• Orion
• Binoculars
• Universe
• Telescopes