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        Image posted from source unconnected to the Star-Globe.  You'll soon find your way            using the Star-Globe

1   Introduction

1. The UK company has an extensive range of teaching and learning resources.  
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3. The Star Globe is being assembled starting on 5 April 2021.  
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5. It is suggested that children of 14 and older could manage to complete it unaided.
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7. The project is recommended for its ingenuity and learning potential.

       caveats

2    The Star-Globe

1. "The StarGlobe shows the whole celestial sphere.  and it is an ingenious three-dimensional star chart which works at any latitude for any time and date. 
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3. The Star-Globe itself rests in a simple cradle which shows the horizon. This means that you know which way to look to find and identify the stars, constellations and planets. 
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5. Because it works for any latitude, it can be used to demonstrate facts about the universe and the night sky which are otherwise very difficult to explain and understand. 
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7. There is a minibook which is full of ideas and background information."

         [source here   link added in 2.1]

3   General instructions

4   The components

1. The globe.
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3. The cradle which holds the globe.
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5. The minibook which sits under the cradle.  It describes experiments, facts and ideas about the celestial sphere. 
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7. The calculator  which sets the globe,  and a tape-measure to determine star elevation.

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1. Assuming that a few readers will choose their own method for whatever reason, we start with page 3. 
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3. Item 2 - the advice is to use a ball point pen which has run out of ink.  Normally, every ball point pen you pick up has run out of ink!  However, press on.
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5. Item 3 - it has been decided to allow much more sticking area for all joined surfaces.
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7. Item 5 -  it has been decided to form the four pages and then stick them together.

6  A typical section

     You note that most edges have extra sticking space beyond that recommended.

                            As you proceed, you know which to cut as recommended.

7  Taking shape

8  Read the instructions first

8.1

There'll be times when things don't go to plan.  In Item 7 , glue is inserted and spread with a strip of cardboard.

8.2

                                  When needed, internal manipulation does the trick.

8.3

You may need a surgeon's mask, gown and tweezers (see 10) (even pegs) at times if you haven't followed the instructions.

8.4

                           There'll be times when licking the globe into shape becomes exciting!

9 Almost done!

                                                                         Bottoms up!

10  Tweezers

       Yes, tweezers [?] are needed sometimes to fold the tiny edges as you see above near the top.

pagetop       paper engineering book    Globe book for $3.99 here?