Latin Name English Name or Description; Andromeda: Princess of Ethiopia: Antlia: Air pump: Apus: Bird of Paradise: Aquarius ...

Constellations can be a useful way to help identify positions of stars in the sky. Constellations have imaginary boundaries formed by "connecting the dots" and all the stars within those boundaries are labeled with the name of that constellation.

2. Read several short examples of myths explaining constellations. There are several short myths on-line in the Universe activity section of StarChild. For a longer, more in-depth introduction, read a book such as Quillworker: A Cheyenne Legend by Terri Cohlene. 3. Show picture examples of constellations. Materials: • 8.5 by 11 white paper

May 14, 2018 · This site is intended for students in grades K through 8. StarChild is a learning center for young astronomers ages 5-13 to learn about the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, and the universe beyond.

Here is where to look during the month of November: Start at the northeast corner of the Great Square of Pagasus - the constellation Andromeda forms a "handle" attached to the northeast corner of the "bowl" formed by the Great Square.

StarChild Question of the Month for August 2002 Question: How do planets and their moons get their names? Answer:

Around 350 BC, the great Aristotle declared that the Earth was a sphere (based on observations he made about which constellations you could see in the sky as you travelled further and further away from the equator) and during the next hundred years or so, Aristarchus and Eratosthenes actually measured the size of the Earth!

Initiate a discussion of constellations by reading to students (or directing them to read for themselves) the introduction to the Star Art activity found in Universe Level 2 of StarChild. Explain that many star groups were named for the people, animals, and objects our ancestors imagined seeing when they looked at the stars.

What is the solar system? It is our Sun and everything that travels around it. Our solar system is elliptical in shape.

The words " solar system" refer to the Sun and all of the objects that travel around it.These objects include planets, natural satellites such as the Moon, the asteroid belt, comets, and meteoroids.