“Creatures search for Night in this story about the negative effects of light pollution. In a world marred by light pollution, this quest for true darkness is a clarion call to turn out the lights-so that all may see. Lights Out: Activities for Educators & Readers (PDF) With this Readers’ Theater Script, readers can join a multi-voice read aloud. Lights Out in Many Voices (Readers’ Theater)Īuthor Marsha Diane Arnold wants many voices raised against light pollution. Shedding Light on Lights Out (English Language Arts)Īuthor Marsha Diane Arnold offers opportunities for readers to explore the book’s structure, write haiku, create and send a persuasive letter, and write up their observations of nature. This activity includes a light pollution informational sheet/letter, an action guide, and blank templates to create their own versions of both. Taking everything they have learned, readers can call for “lights out” in their home or community. Back at home or in the classroom, they can calculate the cost of keeping the lights on.Ĭalling for Lights Out (Social Action & Science) Readers are encouraged to go on a nighttime neighborhood walk with a parent or guardian to count the number of illuminated outdoor lights. To highlight how nature has its own ways to light up the darkness, this activity provides links to study bioluminescence and tapetum lucidum and shares a wax resist art project. This astronomy activity provides links to explore the night sky, introduces the most recognized constellations, and includes templates to map Ursa Minor and Canis Major using images of the book’s characters. Light pollution has greatly diminished our relationship with the night sky. Lights Out to See Everything (Constellations) Are they curious about other animals? The activity also provides a blank Research Card to record those explorations. There is a brief paragraph to get readers started and a place for their own questions and research. This activity provides readers with six Research Cards to explore the effect of light pollution on the animals featured in the book and on humans. Best Users: Librarians, Educators, Home Learners, Environmental Educators, Young Astronomers
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