We can munch on the smaller planets, too, if you bring enough Spanish peanuts and corn nuts for the entire class. The planetarium budget will allow me to provide the planets for the scale-model solar system walk, but not to feed your class. White styrofoam balls on a stick are in the planetarium now for use as moons. A student's head plays the role of the earth, and the incandescent light bulb is the sun. Full moon rises in the east when the sun sets in the west.
New moon rises and sets with the sun.
Waxing moon is up before the sun sets with the lighted side pointing to where the sun is at. Waning moon rises after the sun has set with the lighted side pointing to where the sun will rise. This ditty is more for the teachers' benefit than the students' at this age, except for the gifted students. The cardinal points of north, east, south, and west on the horizon of the planetarium will be used for this. It is also appropriate to introduce the north pole and how latitude is determined by it.