Tools of the Trade

Now that you have learned about some of the tools that astronomers use to observe and study space and its elements, create an acrostic poem that describes the tools you learned about in this topic, including, telescopes, observatories, and planetariums. An acrostic poem uses the first letter of each line to spell out a word or a message pertaining to a theme.

Here is an example of an acrostic poem using the word STAR:

Space’s night light
Topic of astronomy
Astronomer’s focus of study
Reflects energy

Using the Astronomer Acrostic Poem Template, create an acrostic poem for the word ASTRONOMER that describes some of the concepts you learned in this topic. Use your creativity and make sure that your poem makes sense and is descriptive. When creating your poem, use the following guidelines:

• Your poem must include facts about astronomer’s tools you studied in this topic.
• Each line must have a word, a phrase, or a sentence associated with it, so any “leftover” letters are for personal reflections.
• Your poem does not need to rhyme.

Make sure to review the Astronomer Acrostic Poem Rubric so that you understand how your assignment will be graded. Once you have completed your acrostic poem, please submit your work to the dropbox.