Identifying Star Patterns
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Objective
I can identify patterns of stars in the night sky.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern or picture in the night sky.
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The Big Dipper is not a constellation, but an asterism, and part of the constellation Ursa Major.
- 3
The constellation Hydra is associated with a serpent or dragon and is best viewed in the spring and early summer in the northern hemisphere.
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Practice
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What is the name for a recognizable pattern of stars that is smaller than a full constellation?
Describe how the Big Dipper can be used to find Polaris, the North Star.
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“Name two constellations discussed in the video and draw the pattern of stars that make up each constellation.”
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