How the ancients perceived the stars Constellations How the ancients perceived the stars

Warm-up 9/12 What do you know about constellations? Do you have a favorite constellation?

Constellation facts a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Ptolemy listed 48 constellations, and there are 88 modern constellations

Ursa Major Contains 21 stars Know as the Great bear, or the wagon in Chinese cultures Contains the big dipper it is the largest constellation in the sky

Ursa Minor Contains 7 Stars Known as the little dipper, or little bear Contains Polaris, also know as the north star Incredibly important to early navigation

Ursa mythology Callisto gave birth to Zeus's son As punishment, she was transformed into a bear Her son, Arcas, became a hunter Before arcas could kill her, Zeus cast them both into the sky to avoid tragedy

Orion One of the most famous and recognizable constellations in the world Orion is located on the celestial equator Has Orion’s belt, which contains 3 bright stars

Orion mythology Was a powerful warrior which hunted with artemis Threatened to kill all beasts on the planet Mother earth sent a scorpion to kill him Zues, honoring the fallen warrior, placed him among the stars

Warm-up 9/13 Which constellation contains Polaris?

Canis Major Contains Sirius, the brightest star in the sky Based on Laelaps, which was a gift from Zeus to Europa

Cassiopeia Named after the vain Ethiopian queen 5 stars make up the prominent W shape in this constellation Boasted to much, insulting the gods As punishment, she was forced to circle the celestial pole

12 Zodiac signs Greek mythology; contains 12 signs These are used in astrology to predict the future In astronomy, we use these to find certain stars and can tell the time of the year Each month, one of the 12 constellations appears above the horizon in the east to begin its march across the sky.

Aries a winged ram with golden wool. His hide became the much-desired golden fleece

Taurus (The Bull) Zeus turned himself into a bull when he swam from Phoenicia to Crete.

Gemini (The Twins) the mythological twin sons of Zeus. It was thought to bring good luck to sailors since it appeared at the end of the winter storm season.

Capricorn Capricorn (The Sea Goat) The goat, an expert climber, represents the sun's climb from its lowest position in the sky

Other zodiac signs Cancer (the crab) Leo (the lion) Virgo (the virgin) Libra (the balance) Scorpio (the Scorpion) Sagittarius (the archer) Aquarius (the water bearer) Pisces (the fishes)

Warm-up 9/14 Name the 2 signs of the zodiac you are covering.

Constellation Project 2 constellations of the Zodiac # of stars, and draw out the constellation itself The names of 3 of the Stars The dates on the calendar it represents 3-4 sentences on the mythology/astrology for each of your 2 zodiac signs A picture of what it represents, or the symbol of the constellation

Warm-up 9/20 What are the two kinds of eclipses we talked about?

Moon Project Draw the following phases, both waning and waxing, (gibbous, half, new, crescent, quarter moon, 3 quarter moon) Choose a year and a month, and show how the moon changed across that month (can be combined with the first bullet point) Show the position of the moon/sun during a solar eclipse, during a lunar eclipse. Last but not least, have a diagram of how earth tilt effects seasons in the northern hemisphere. Label Spring and fall equinoxes and winter/summer solstices. 70 points for content, 30 for creativity

EM Project Have the size range of all the different waves we discussed Have something to compare the size to (for example, radio waves can be the size of a house) What