For millions of years, the stars have inspired writers and storytellers to devise tales of courage and fortitude. This research assignment will address the following constellations and the stories associated with them.

Centaurus

Cetus

Draco

Hydra

Leo

Pegasus

Scorpius

Ursa Major

What do all of these constellations have in common?

1. Use www.askkids.com to find out.

2. Then fill in your sheet.

3. Use http://rip.physics.unk.edu/Astronomy/Constellations(k-2).html

 to see how to draw constellations and see if you can draw the constellation.

Are you curious? Other good web sites are:

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellation_list.html alphabetical list of the constellations and their stars.

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Centaurus.html

chart, story and stars.

Use Nettrekker for these-they won't work as active links but are great web sites.

Search= constellations:

Tonight’s skies

See a movie about the October skies.

http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/tonights_sky/index.php

Windows to the universe

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/images/starmaps/map_6_large_jpg_image.html

bilingual (Nettrekker has a translator.) You can search for star names.

PBS Parents Creativity

Interactive star chart with names of involved stars and movement. Can look around the sky.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/creativity/ideas/stars.html

Extra points: can you make up a constellation and a story about it?

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