Transcript Night Presentation

The Galaxy
A constellation is a group of stars
that form pictures in the sky such
as animals and people. Most
constellations come with their
own stories.
Big Dipper
The Great Bear
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The two stars on the end of the handle of the big dipper are
robins. Sparrow and Crow are their names. The two birds
were hungry and didn't save any food for the winter. Then
Crow said to Sparrow, "we should go into a bear cave and
kill a bear while it is hibernating." So Sparrow and Crow
went off to find a bear. They found a bear cave and saw the
bear Ursa Major. When they were about to kill it the bear
woke up. Ursa Major was scared. Sparrow and Crow chased
the bear for one year until they were tired of running. Then
Crow threw an arrow and killed the bear. Blood splattered
all over the bird's bodies and made their chests red. That is
the myth of why robins have red chests.r in the sky, think
of the story of Sparrow, Crow, and Ursa Major.
So the next time you see Ursa Major running through the
sky, remember the story of Sparrow, Crow, and Ursa Major.
Great Bear
Orion – The Hunter
Orion- The Hunter
Orion is the master of the winter skies. He lords over the
heavens from late fall to early spring, with his hunting dog
Sirius trailing at his feet.
The mythic tales of Orion go as far back as the Hittites,
who flourished from the Second Millenium BC to around
1200 BC.
One story from this culture gives an interesting account
of Orion's death. Here he is called Aqhat, and was a
handsome and famous hunter. The Battle-Goddess Anat
fell in love with Aqhat, but when he refused to lend her
his bow, she sent another man to steal it. This chap
bungled the job, and wound up killing Aqhat and
dropping the bow into the sea. This is said to explain the
astronomical fact that Orion and the Bow (an older
version of the constellation) drops below the horizon for
two months every spring.
Orion – The Hunter
Now, it’s your
turn…..Create your
own constellation and
write the myth
Homework
• Count the stars in our Solar
System!