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CONSTELLATI
W e e k 8
ONS
MARCH 28-April 1, 2022
 PRE-TEST
1. What is a constellation?
A. A group of stars from the same galaxy
B. A group of stars that are physically close to each other

C. A group of visible stars that make a pattern

when viewed from Earth
D. All of the above
 PRE-TEST
2. How many constellations are
there according to International
Astronomical Union?
A. 48
B. 58
C. 88
D. 78
3. What constellation had a PRE-TEST
distinctive cross-shaped
and known as the swan?
A. Cygnus
B. Scorpius
C. Orion
D. Pegasus
4. What constellation has PRE-TEST
the Little Dipper as part
of its pattern?
A. Ursa Minor
B. Ursa major
C. Canis major
D. Orion
 PRE-TEST
5. How are constellations
useful?
A. to know when to plant crops
B. to keep track of the calendar
C. to navigate
D. All of these
 Learning Competency
Show which constellations may be observed at different times of the
year using models (S9ES-IIIj-34).
.
Objectives
Describe and identify some constellations observed in the
northern and southern hemisphere.
Locate some star clusters and identify some bright stars in
the constellations.
Identify and explain why constellations are visible at
different times of the year..
Illustrate constellations that may be observed at different
times of the year in the Philippine sky.
 What I Know
Directions: Look at the star map and the list of constellations below.
Group the constellations according to the time of the year that they
LET’S TRY
can be best viewed in the skies.
ANDROMEDA
AQUARIUS
ARIES
AQUILA
CANCER
CANIS MAJOR
CETUS
CYGNUS
GEMINI
HERCULES
HYDRA
LEO
LIBRA
ORION
VIRGO
 ANDROMEDA, AQUARIUS, ARIES, AQUILA
CANCER, CANIS MAJOR, CETUS, CYGNUS, GEMINI,
HERCULES, HYDRA, LEO, LIBRA, ORION, VIRGO
 What’s in
COMPREHENSION Directions: In order to recall your GRADE 8 SCIENCE lessons.
Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
Meteor showers are space rocks that fall into the
atmosphere of the Earth. They come from other larger space
rocks like asteroids and comets. Meteor showers can be
observed at certain times of the year and they usually originate
READING

from a spot in the night sky. You may have heard or at least read
Leonids, Orionids, Aquarids and more. These are some examples
of the names of meteor showers that occur yearly. They are
given that name because these meteor showers originate from
the location of the constellation they are named after.
 G u i d e
What are meteor showers?
Where do meteor showers come
from? Questio n s :
What are the connection of the
meteor shower’s name to the
stars?
 Are you familiar with horoscope? Share
your idea/s about horoscope to your
classmates.
These signs are based on
constellations or groups
of stars that forms a
distinct pattern in the
night sky.
-Do you know any
constellations?
-What is your favorite
one?
-What exactly are
constellation?
A constellation are group of visible
stars that form a pattern when viewed
from Earth.
The pattern they form may take the
shape of an animal, a mythological
creature, a man, a woman, or an
inanimate object such as a microscope,
a compass, or a crown.
For hundreds of years, people have
looked at these patterns, named them
and even made stories about them.
The sky was divided up into 88 different
constellations in 1922. This included 48 ancient
constellations listed by the Greek astronomer
Ptolemy as well as 40 new constellations.
The 88 different constellations divide up the
entire night sky as seen from all around the
Earth.
Star maps are made of the brightest stars
and the patterns that they make which give
rise to the names
of the constellations.
What is it?
Why do we see different constellations at different
times of the year?
Earth has two motions: rotation and revolution. When Earth rotates,
it means that it spins on its axis to complete a 24-hour period, which
translates to 1-day.
On the other hand, revolution pertains to the movement of the Earth
around on its orbit, an imaginary path that goes around the sun.
Earth’s rotation is responsible for the cycle of night and day on Earth
while Earth’s tilt and revolution is responsible for the changing of
seasons in different places on Earth. Earth’s revolution affects the
constellations that you seen in the night sky at different times of the
year.
Patterns in the Sky
DIFFERENT CONSTELLATIONS FROM EACH HEMISPHERE

Southern Hemisphere Northern Hemisphere

 Let’s start with special constellations
called circumpolar constellations.

Circumpolar Constellations are

constellations that is situated around or Since Philippines is
inhabits one of the earth's poles, the located near the upper
Northern Pole constellations are visible all part of the upper
year round from the Northern Hemisphere hemisphere, you can
and the same for the constellations see the northern
situated around the South Pole, they are hemisphere
visible all year round from the Southern constellations.
Hemisphere.
Let’s tour these constellations..
A Circumpolar Constellations are
Let’s start with constellations that is situated around or
special inhabits one of the earth's poles, the
constellations Northern Pole constellations are visible all
year round from the Northern Hemisphere
called circumpolar and the same for the constellations
constellations. situated around the South Pole, they are
visible all year round from the Southern
Hemisphere.
 CASSIOPEIA-The
queen
Cassiopeia is a large constellation
located in the northern sky. It was
named after Cassiopeia, the vain and
boastful queen in Greek mythology.

It's an easy
constellation to identify
because it has the
shape of an M or W. According to the legend, the sea god
Poseidon placed the figure of
Cassiopeia among the stars to
remind people of her vanity.
CEPHEUS
Named after the
king of Aethiopia
It is the 27th largest
(Euthiopia) and
constellation, only
Cassiopeia's
slightly smaller than
husband and father
Orion, and known for
of Andromeda in
its variable stars.
Greek mythology.
 • The constellation
Draco is a long represents Ladon,
constellation that the dragon that
contains few bright guarded the gardens
stars. It is located of the Hesperides in
between Ursa Major Greek mythology.
and Ursa Minor (Big
and Little Dippers).

DRACO-The
 Brightest Star – Polaris
Ursa
minor-
This constellation name means “small bear” in Latin.

little
The brightest stars in this constellation form the
asterism Little Dipper. The end of the handle of the
dipper is the northern star Polaris.
Bear
 Ursa major- BIG
Ursa Major is one of the oldest and most recognized

Bear constellations. The name means “great bear” in Latin.

Ursa Major The handle of

contains the the Dipper is
group of stars the Great
commonly Bear's tail and
called the Big the Dipper's
Dipper. cup is the
Bear's flank.

The stars Dubhe and Morak are

found at the tip of the dipper form
an asterism the Three Leaps of
Constellations Seen

in the Philippine

Night Sky
Canis Orion

Major
Taurus Gemini
Cygnus Leo
Scor
pius
Constellation seen in different
months of the year
 Its name means “the greater dog” in Latin who
December
Canis Major to February
follows Orion the great hunter. This constellation
holds the brightest star in the sky, SIRIUS.
Also known as “the whale”. This constellation is
Cetus describe as the sea creature that Hercules and
Constellations
Perseus had to slay.
Described as celestial river from the water poured
Eridanus by Aquarius. It has 7 major stars.
It means “ the twins” in Latin. Gemini is one of
the 13 Zodiac constellations. The constellation
Gemini represent the stars Pollux and Castor, two
brightest stars in the constellation.
 One of the most conspicuous and recognizable
Orion December to February
constellations in the night sky. It is named after
Orion, a hunter in Greek mythology.
A constellation named after Greek god Perseus. This
Perseus constellation is best known for the meteor showers
Constellations
in its area called Perseids meteor shower.

Taurus The name of this constellation mean’s “bull” in

Latin. Taurus is one of the 13 Zodiac constellations.
This constellation is well known for its three bright
stars Aldebaran, Elnath and Alcyone.
Bootes Constellation means “Ox driver or herder”. It is a large
March to June
constellation dominated by a kite-shaped asterism
Cancer, which is Latin for crab, is the dimmest of the 13
Cancer constellations of the Zodiac, having only two stars above the
fourth magnitude.

Leo Constellations
Leo the lion is one of the easiest-to-see of the 13
constellations of the zodiac.
This constellation means “Virgin” in Latin. It contains Spica,
Virgo one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

This constellation was named after the giant water snake in

Hydra Greek mythology. This constellation lies in the southern
hemisphere but stretches across 102.5 degrees.
 A constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is
Aquila June to September
Latin for 'eagle' and it represents the bird that carried
Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology.
Its brightest star, Altair, is one vertex of the Summer
Triangle asterism.

Cygnus
Constellations
A prominent constellation in the northern sky. Its name
means “the swan” in Latin and it is also known as the
Swan constellation..

A constellation named after Hercules, the Roman

Hercules mythological hero adapted from the Greek hero
Heracles.
 It is among the most distinctive of constellations in the
ScorpiusJune to September
zodiac. The constellation contains two bright stars
Antares and Shaula.
A constellation lies in the northern sky. It represents the
Lyra lyre, a musical instrument with strings used in antiquity
Constellations
and later times. The constellation is associated with the
myth of the Greek musician and poet Orpheus.

A constellation of the zodiac and is located in the Southern

Libra celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for weighing scales.
Among the 13 Zodiac constellations LIBRA is represented by
inanimate object.
 Andromeda is one of the original 48 constellations
September
Andromeda to December
listed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the
second century. It represents the daughter of
Cepheus and Cassiopeia, the king and queen of
Ethiopia.
Constellations
Its name is Latin for "water-carrier" or "cup-bearer",
Aquarius and its old astronomical symbol is, a representation
of water. Aquarius is one of the oldest of the
recognized constellations along the zodiac.
Its name means “the fish” (plural) in Latin. It one of the
Pisces largest constellations in the sky. It is one of the zodiac
constellations
 Its name means “the ram” in Latin. The symbol for
Aries September to December
the constellation is ♈ and it represents a
horns. The constellation Aries is usually associated
ram's

with the story of the Golden Fleece in Greek

mythology.
One of the constellations of the zodiac. Its
Constellations
name is Latin for "horned goat" or "goat
Capricornus horn“. It is among the faintest constellations
in the sky.
A prominent constellation in the northern sky, named
after a winged horse in Greek mythology. The
Pegasus
constellation is one of the older ones known in the
night sky. Its brightest star is Enif.
 What’s More

Let’s explore Let’s recognize

Given the pattern, let’s identify

the
What’s More ACTIVITY 1
Identify the constellation associated with
the words or phrases given below.

1. Water bearer or cup 6. The ram

bearer 7. The stringed
2. The great hunter instrument lyre
3. The swan 8. The great dog
4. The Crab 9. The giant water snake
5. The ox herder 10. The fish
ACTIVITY 2 1 Big Dipper

2 Leo

Cassiopeia
3
 5
4 Taurus
Orion
6
Scorpius
 ACTIVITY
Directions. The3
figure on the right
shows the visible
constellations in
the
month of January.
Study the figure
and name these
constellations. You
may
use the internet to
help you identify
the constellations.
 ANSWERS
1. Leo 9. _____
2. Big 10._____
dipper 11. Taurus
3. Little 12. Pisces
Dipper 13. Aries
4. Cepheus 14.
5. Perseus
Cassiopeia 15.
6. Cancer Pegasus
7. Cygnus 16. Canis
8. Hercules major
 Pro c es s i n g
Why are some Why can we What makes Zodiac
constellations not see the constellations
seen all year
round? Qu e
same
s t io n s
constellations
different from
other
throughout constellations?
the year?
 POST TEST
1. What is a constellation?
A. A group of stars from the same galaxy
B. A group of stars that are physically close to each other

C. A group of visible stars that make a pattern

when viewed from Earth
D. All of the above
2. How many constellations are
POST TEST
there according to International
Astronomical Union?

A. 48
B. 58
C. 88
D. 78
3. What constellation had a POST TEST
distinctive cross-shaped and
known as the swan?

A. Cygnus
B. Scorpius
C. Orion
D. Pegasus
4. What constellation has the POST TEST
Little Dipper as part of its
pattern?

A. Ursa Minor
B. Ursa major
C. Canis major
D. Orion
 POST TEST
5. How are constellations
useful?
A. to know when to plant crops
B. to keep track of the calendar
C. to navigate
D. All of these
Constellation, in astronomy, any of certain groupings
of stars that were imagined.

Constellations are easily recognizable patterns that help people

orient themselves using the night sky.

There are 88 “official” constellations.

A constellation is a group of stars that appears to form a pattern

or picture like Orion, Leo or Taurus.