1.   With an adult you know, go outside when it is dark and do the following:

**Look at the stars.
**Point out the Plough and use it to find the North Star.
**Point out two other constellations.
**Look at the stars through a telescope or binoculars. Know what are good conditions for stargazing.

2.   Tell other Brownies the stories behind the two constellations you pointed out in clause 1.

3.   Visit a planetarium, observatory, museum or website with an astronomy section. Tell the tester four things you found out.

4.   Make a mobile or draw a picture to show the phases of our Moon.

5.   Name the planets in our solar system. Find out some facts about four of them and use this to make a game or puzzle for other Brownies.

6.   Explain why sailors in ancient times needed to know about the stars.

Need some help?
BBC Final Frontier Stargazing
BBC Science & Nature: Space
NASA Astronomy Site