Lesson 47 of 84 · Space
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🚀 StarbaseConstellations: Patterns in the Sky (Part 3)
Constellations: Patterns in the Sky (Part 3).
🎯 Your mission
Learn the rule. Then catch nature using it.
⚡ The twist
The light you see now started its trip a long time ago.
Mind = Blown
🪐 A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how big does that look from here vs. from there?
What You'll Learn
Constellations are patterns of stars that ancient cultures used for navigation and storytelling. The Big Dipper, Orion, and the Southern Cross are well-known constellations.
Key Words
- solar system
- inner planets
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Time how long it takes for a shadow to move 10 cm. Use this to calculate how fast Earth is rotating.
Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.
Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a light-year?
Where you see this in real life
Every sunrise and every shadow is this idea in action.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Look at the moon tonight. Notice its shape. Look again in 3 days.
For the dinner table
“If you could visit any planet, which would you pick and why?”
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