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Constellation 9 power point presentation
1.
2. a. Infer that stars are fixed and can be
grouped together
b. Group stars together in a
recognizable pattern
3. 1. When you look at the sky, what do you see?
2. Do you see images of animals or objects?
4. Observers in ancient times also imagined group of stars that form pictures
of animals, objects, and people. These imaginary group of stars are called
constellations.
5. Many of these constellations have names that can be traced back
to early Babylonians and Greek civilizations, but nearly all
cultures have different names for the constellations.
For example, the Greeks called the large constellation Orion,
which means hunter and is prominent in the night sky all over the
world during winter.
Early Filipinos visualized the same group of stars as Balatik, a trap
used in hunting wild pigs.
Christian Filipinos named the three stars (Orion’s belt) Tatlong
Maria or Tres Marias.
6.
7. GUIDE QUESTIONS:
1. What figure were you able to form?
2. What is your basis for coming up with the figure?
3. What makes you decide to come up with that story?
4. How do the Greeks called the large constellation, which is
prominent in the night sky all over the world during winter?
5. Which group of stars was seen by early Filipinos and
associated with a trap used in hunting wild pigs.
