Have older children work individually or in groups to illustrate the stages of the Sun's formation according to “Coyote Makes the Sun” and then connect it to events in the science story (for example, the spinning/forming disk of the nebular cloud could connect to Coyote and his friends running with the fire). There is lots of room for imagination and creativity in making the connections between the stories! Each stage can be done in a "panel" format so that, when complete, there are parallel representations of the solar evolutionary process. Illustration detail will depend on the age of the children.
Expand the types of materials available to include paint, tissue paper, glue, scissors, etc., so that the children can make mosaics, mobiles, or sculptures to illustrate the stories.
30 minutes or longer
Connections to the National Science Standard(s)
Standards A&D (grades K–4):
Standards A&D (grades 5–8):