Constellations | Astronomy – Space Science | Northern Hemisphere BUNDLE

Description

BUNDLE includes:

⭐Constellations in the Winter Sky – Northern Hemisphere
Explore the Northern Hemisphere’s Winter constellations with this resource!
Students will learn…

• What are the major constellations?
• What is the Greek Mythology behind them?
• What major stars will help guide them through the night sky?
• How is Orion the ‘key’ to locating the main constellations?
• What is the name of the North Star, and which constellation is it in?
• What is the brightest star in the sky?

Students will learn about the following constellations:

• Orion
• Canis Major
• Canis Minor
• Gemini
• Auriga
• Pleiades
• Taurus
• Draco
• Ursa
• Major
• Ursa Minor
• Cepheus
• Cassiopeia

They will learn the location of the following stars:

• Pollux
• Castor
• Capella
• Procyon
• Sirius
• Betelgeuse
• Rigel
• Aldebaran
• Capella
• Polaris

They will also learn which constellations are called the Northern Circumpolar constellations PLUS the Greek Mythology behind these major constellations!

Student activity sheets include:

• Fill in the blank (constellation and star names for the ‘Winter Sky’)
• Draw and name (the five circumpolar constellations and the North Star)
• Crossword Puzzle (in which they will use the information within the resource to gather answers)

⭐Constellation Flashcards | Northern Hemisphere

This Astronomy / Science resource, Constellation Flashcards, contains 2 sets of 24 constellations found in the northern hemisphere sky.

• Set one has lines that show the stars connected to create the constellation.
• Set two shows only the stars of the constellation (no lines). You can use set two to have students learn the ‘grouping of the stars’ as they actually see them in the sky -or- you can allow students to actually draw the lines on each card to help learn the constellations.

⭐Constellation Quizzes | Winter – Northern Hemisphere
Use this resource, Constellation Quizzes, to assess student knowledge of the constellations as they appear in the winter northern hemisphere sky. I’ve included 2 sets (with a total of 6 quizzes). I’ve included 2 sets (with a total of 6 quizzes).

Each quiz will give students pictures and names of constellations and students will need to identify (match) each.

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