Stars in the sand or digging for dinos

This evening the lesson was astronomy.The group I went with took a walk down to the beach to look up at the constellations. Their job was to create their own constellation and create a story about how it became famous. We had some creative ideas, fun and laughter along the shore. After viewing the constellations above, the naturalist said that some stars are in the sand, and instructed the students to dig for them. To their amazement, they were there! No, not really starts but dinoflagellates, tiny organisms that light up when stimulated. After, each student became an expert on a planet in our solar system and read some facts about their planet. Now your "little stars" are in bed dreaming of what will come on day three at Ferry Beach.