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