Make an Atmosphere Lantern
External URL: https://scied.ucar.edu/activity/atmosphere-lantern
Learn about our atmosphere and create a cool night light.
Make an Atmosphere Lantern Make a paper atmosphere lantern to explore different features of Earth's atmosphere. These atmosphere lanterns were made by kids during a summer program in 2021. EUREKUS What You'll Need: Atmosphere Lantern Instructions Lantern Base Template Short Lantern Template Tall Lantern Template Atmosphere Layer Trading Cards A lithium button battery A LED light Tape Glue stick Hot glue (optional) Scissors Markers or colored pencils Directions Review the Atmosphere Lantern Instructions. Print the Lantern Base Template on card stock. Choose whether you'd like to make a short or tall lantern, and print either the Short Lantern Template or the Tall Lantern Template on regular paper. Color your lantern template and add things like clouds and aircraft to the correct part of atmosphere. Use the Atmosphere Layer Trading Cards for ideas about what to add to your lantern. Use the instructions and the step-by-step videos below to build your lantern. Step 1: Create Your Lantern Parts Step 2: Build Your Lantern Base Step 3: Design Your Lantern Step 4: Assemble Your Lantern Learn More Layers of the Atmosphere What is the Atmosphere? The History of Atmospheric Discovery STEM at Home Cloud In a Jar Cloud Trivia Game Cloud Viewer Explore How Cars Lose Control on Ice, Safely Ice Balloons It's a Twister! Make Lightning Make an Atmosphere Lantern Show Your Stripes Art Solar Eclipse Hanging Art
