SCHOOL PROGRAMS

EDUCATIONALLY SOUND

LASM educational programs are aligned with current state standards, benchmarks, and GLE’s.

See GLE’s and classroom activities listed with each program.

Related programs are denoted by the word Link.

The Little Star That Could

Show Description

What are stars made of? What’s in our galaxy? Your students meet the Milky Way Gang and find out how planets are born, why stars shine, and the difference between stars, planets, and moons. A live, presenter-led tour of the current seasonal night sky precedes this automated program.

Grade Level: 1–2

State Standards, Benchmarks, and GLEs

Introduction of our Sun as a star and its origins as well as characteristics of stars including different colors, temperatures, and life cycles.

Grade 1
PS-E-C3 Identify some examples of where heat is released.

Grade 2
ESS-E-B1 Describe characteristics of the Sun, stars, and Earth’s Moon (relative size, shape, color, production of light/heat)

Classroom Activities

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LASM is fully accredited in accordance with the standards of excellence prescribed by the American Alliance of Museums.

These programs have been made possible in part through the generous support of the East Baton Rouge City-Parish Government and the members of LASM, the Community Fund for the Arts of Greater Baton Rouge and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, and are supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.