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Download - It’s in the Stars - Earth Science · teachearthscience.org 1 It’s in the Stars A constellation is an arrangement of stars in a specific part of the sky. Throughout human history,

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    It’sintheStarsAconstellationisanarrangementofstarsinaspecificpartofthesky.Throughouthumanhistory,differentcultureshavedevelopedconstellationstodescribethearrangementofstarsinthenightsky.TheimagesshowtheconstellationknownasOrion.Itisaprominentconstellationandisvisiblethroughouttheworld.TheconstellationportraysthegianthunterinGreekmythologyknownasOrion.Mostcommonly,constellationswerenamedformythologicalfigures.Differentcultureshaveusedconstellationstokeeptrackoftimethroughouttheyearandfornavigation.

    Yourteacherhaspreparedadioramaportrayingstarsinthenightsky.Viewthedioramafromdifferentangles.Whatdoyounoticeaboutthepositionofthestarswhenyouviewitfromdifferentangles?

    Onthenextpage,drawtherelativepositionsofstarsandcreateaconstellationdescribingthearrangementofthestars.

    Whenyouhavecompletedyourconstellation,shareyourconstellationwithotherstudents.

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    Usethegridbelowtohelpyouindicatethelocationofthestars.

    Whatisthenameofyourconstellation?Whatdoesyourconstellationdepict?


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