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The document discusses constellations, defining them as recognizable patterns of stars that have cultural significance across various civilizations. It explains the three types of constellations: circumpolar, zodiacal, and seasonal, and includes activities for identifying and learning about them. Additionally, it touches on the historical context of constellations in ancient cultures and their use in agriculture and navigation.

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Constellations

The document discusses constellations, defining them as recognizable patterns of stars that have cultural significance across various civilizations. It explains the three types of constellations: circumpolar, zodiacal, and seasonal, and includes activities for identifying and learning about them. Additionally, it touches on the historical context of constellations in ancient cultures and their use in agriculture and navigation.

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CONSTELLATIO

NS
What do you enjoy
doing the most when
looking at the night
sky?
Have you ever tried
connecting stars to form
shapes?
The group of stars Many of these
with recognizable constellations have
patterns or pictures is names that can be
called a constellation. traced back to early
Only the brightest Babylonians and Greek
stars make up these civilizations, but nearly
patterns, just like the all cultures have
game connecting-the- different names for the
dots. constellations

-Modern Astronomy
Constellations
Constellations can mean many differe
nt things to many different people
across the world. Many people around
the world recognized patterns such as
Orion “the hunter” and Scorpius “the
scorpion.”

Remember that star patterns and shapes


may be correlated to different stories
depending on certain beliefs and culture.
ACTIVITY 1 :
What’s my Name?
INSTRUCTIONS:
From a series of constellation
images. Without any hints, observe
the shapes and try to guess the
name of each constellation?
1.
1.CEPHEU
S
2.
2. BIG
DIPPER
3.
3. SMALL
DIPPER
4.
4. CASSIOPEIA
Learning Objectives

Distinguish
Identify Explain why superstitious
common we cannot belief with
constellatio observe all regards to
ns constellatio stars and
horoscopes
ns at once.
from scientific
facts.
THREE TYPES OF
CONSTELLATIONS
Circumpolar
These are the In 1930 the
Constellations
constellations that International
never disappear below Astronomical Union
the horizon and can be officially listed 88
seen all year round. It constellations to which
is derived from Greek 48 are ancient/classical
words “circum” and 40 are modern
meaning around and constellations.
“polar” meaning
together.
Circumpolar
Thirty-six of these are in the Northern
Constellations
hemisphere while the remaining 52 are in the
Southern hemisphere. Popular constellations
in the Southern hemisphere are the Crux of the
Southern Cross, Carina and Centaurus.
Zodiacal
The 12 constellations
Constellations
that appear within a
particular part of the
night sky are called
“zodiac.” In astronomy,
the zodiac is the band
in the sky along which
the paths of the sun,
moon, and planets
appear to move.
Zodiacal
Constellations
Seasonal
The constellations that
Constellations
are visible in the night
sky change from
season to season
because stars appear
to move by 90 degrees
across the sky every
three months.
As the Earth revolves
around its orbit. The
stars that were
concealed by the bright
light of the Sun in the
previous months will
appear in the night sky.
During this time,
Scorpius will not be
seen in the night sky.
Can we see all
constellations in the
night sky at the same
time?
ACTIVITY 2 :
Spin the Star!
INSTRUCTIONS:
Using a planisphere, locate some
famous constellations in different
months of the year. Arrange your
planisphere to the date and time
given Name at least three
constellations you can see and draw
the star -arrangement.
time and date

6 pm of 2 am of 8 pm of
March 15 Septembe February
r5 10
Why Does the Sky Change? why do
some constellations disappear and
new ones appear?
PLANISPHERE
Using a planisphere (a star wheel), we can
show which constellations are visible at
any given time.

If we set the planisphere to today's date,


we see the constellations we can view
right now. But if we move the planisphere
to a different season, we’ll notice that the
visible constellations have changed.
ANCIENT USE
Ancient people In the Northern
hemisphere, the
developed a way to constellation Orion
remember the indicates the coming of the
patterns in the night cold season. Farmers
sky by giving them interpreted the appearance
names and stories. of Gemini as the end of
planting season and
signifies rich harvest.
Constellations made it
easier for them to
recognize and interpret
Many ancient cultures including the
Greeks and Romans, assumed that the
Earth is stationary in the center of the
universe. Given this assumption, they
concluded that the sun, moon, planets,
and stars were attached to a gigantic
crystalline sphere that surrounded the
Earth. Today, we call this imaginary globe
the “Celestial Sphere.”
ACTIVITY 3 :
My Fate Is In The Star!
INSTRUCTIONS:
Draw or trace your Zodiac sign inside
the box then fill in your personal
information below. Write your
answer to complete the sentence on
the right. Be guided with the
Horoscope
THANK YOU!
I hope you learn something new today!
Do you believe in horoscopes? Yes or No
2. Do you think that the strengths and
weaknesses based on your horoscope/zodiac is
true? Why? Yes. No., Because....
3. Why do you think science consider
horoscope as superstitious belief?

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