Constellation Project-Star Stories (text pg. 93)
Tasks:
1- Complete Constellations Introductory Worksheet using the following link:
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
2- Make a slide show using either Appleworks Presentation or Power Point.
3- Present the slide show to the class.
Slide Show Project and Format Requirements:
You need a title slide and a references slide.
You must pick three constellations. Find a picture of the stars for each. Describe where and when you can best see each constellation.
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/
http://www.emufarm.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html
http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/constellations.html#s
http://www.allthesky.com/constellations/const.html
http://202.211.227.166/vc99/vc_04/cons_stars/cons.html
http://www.cosmopolis.com/star-myths/contents.html
http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/const.html
http://www.mohonasen.org/dmslib/constell.htm
You need to research a myth for one of your three constellations and put that myth into your own words.
Myth sites follow below:
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
http://www.dibonsmith.com/stars.htm
http://www.emufarm.org/~cmbell/myth/myth.html
http://www.cosmopolis.com/star-myths/contents.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/13421/constellations.html
http://einstein.stcloudstate.edu/Dome/clicks/constlist.html
http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/constellations.html#s
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/myths.html
http://202.211.227.166/vc99/vc_04/cons_stars/cons/myth_cons.html
You need to write your own myth for one of the three constellations. Be creative!
Mininmum number of slides 7
Maximum number of slides 9
Font Size: minimum 24
No Sound Effects