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Materials:
Pencil
Notebook/Folder
Worksheet Packet
Daily Objective:
Today we will identify typical objects in our night sky.
Agenda:
Bell work
Go over HW
Constellation Notes
Daily Question:
What is this a picture of?

2. This is actually a picture of…
Ursa major/minor!

4. Vocabulary: Section 2 Constellation
GROUP OF STARS THAT FORM A PATTERN IN THE SKY.

5. Vocabulary:
Constellation: Group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
Constellations

6. Cassiopeia
She was a beautiful, vain queen that would often brag that she and her daughter were more beautiful than the sea nymphs.
The sea nymphs complained to Poseidon, who sent a monster to kill the queen’s daughter as revenge for her boasting.
Poseidon flung the vain queen as she sat on her throne into the stars
Cassiopeia looks like a “W” or “M” in the sky. She revolves around the poles so half of the time she hangs upside-down to remind others not to be so vain and boastful.
Seen all year-round.

7. Orion He was a famous and handsome hunter.
Some stories say the Scorpion killed Orion with its sting.
Some stories say his girlfriend accidentally shot with an arrow.
Orion’s Belt makes the hunter easy to find.
He contains some of the brightest stars in the sky. (Betelegeuse, Rigel, and Bellatrix)
Seen in Winter.

8. Ursa Major
Zeus fell in love with Callisto and had a son, Arcas, with her
Zeus’s wife, Hera, got angry and turned Callisto into a bear
Arcas, was hunting in the forest, when she saw him she rushed to give him a hug.
Arcas was afraid of the bear and shot an arrow at his mother.
Just before the arrow struck Zeus tossed them both into the sky to become big bear and little bear.
Seen year –round, revolves around the north pole.
Holds the Big Dipper, the two stars on the edge of the bowl point to the North Star, Polaris.

9. Ursa Minor known as the Little Bear
the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the North American name, Little Dipper
seven stars with four in its bowl like its partner the Big Dipper.
It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy,
remains one of the 88 modern constellations.
Ursa Minor has traditionally been important for navigation, particularly by mariners, because of Polaris being the North Star

10. Cygnus
Apollo’s son flew the sun-god’s chariot recklessly over the Earth and in order to save the Earth, Zeus killed him.
His body fell into a river on Earth and his friend, Cygnus, dove underwater searching for his body.
Zeus took pity on Cygnus and changed him into a swan so he could dive better.
Cygnus was placed in the stars to honor his gallantry in trying to save his friend.
Seen in Summer
Also known as the Northern Cross

11. Scorpius
Orion wanted to kill all wild animals. The Earth goddess sent a giant scorpion to attack Orion.
Orion could not defeat the scorpion and the scorpion stung him to death.
As reward for his service he was placed in the sky.
Scorpius still follows Orion in the night sky.
Seen in Summer, close to the horizon.

12. Constellation Notes VISIBLE SEASONALLY
INFORMATION
VISIBLE SEASONALLY
GROUP OF STARS THAT FORM A FIGURE
URSA MAJOR
GREATER BEAR
BIG DIPPER IS PART THIS ONE
BEST SEEN IN APRIL
URSA MINOR
LESSER BEAR
LITTLE DIPPER IS THIS ONE
BEST SEEN IN JUNE

13. Constellation information Continued…
ORION
THE HUNTER
BEST SEEN IN WINTER (JANUARY)
CYGNUS
THE SWAN
BEST SEEN IN SEPTEMBER
SCORPIUS
THE SCORPION
BEST SEEN IN SUMMER (JULY)
CASSIOPEIA
THE QUEEN OF ETHIOPIA
SPENDS ½ OF HER NIGHT UPSIDE DOWN
BEST SEEN IN NOVEMBER

15. Constellation Stories
Create your own constellation (using your first or last name) following the directions on the grid paper.
After you have created your constellation you will write a creative writing short story to explain your constellation. Use the stories we discussed for the constellations Orion, Ursa Major, Cygnus, Scorpius, and Cassiopeia as inspiration.
Your story should have a beginning/middle/end, characters and setting.
Your writing should be in proper paragraph form. Write your rough draft on the back of the constellation name chart.
Your story should be no longer than one page of paper.

16. Write a creative short story describing your own personal constellation. Use inspiration from the stories we read in class to make your own. 4
Your paragraph is exceptionally well-written and creative. Your use of word choice is outstanding and your story flows very well (organization) 3
You include a description of what your constellation looks like
You explain how your constellation ended up in the stars
You include when/where it can be seen
Your story has a beginning, middle and end – intro, climax/problem and solution to the problem
Your story is unique and creative
You have one hand-drawn, color illustration
Your story is free of convention errors 2
Some of the above information is missing/incorrect/incomplete and there are several convention errors. Your paragraph is unorganized and the picture is not drawn neatly or colored. 1
The majority of the information is missing/incorrect/incomplete and there are many convention errors that interfere with the reading of your story. Your paragraph is unorganized and the picture missing/ not drawn neatly or colored.