9-2 Space

Observing the Night Sky

Albert Fong 9, 9-2 Space

Before class preparation

  • Are there constellations during the day? What about during different seasons?
  • How can we tell a planet from a star in the night sky?
  • BYOD for Kahoots!
  • Videos:

In class activity

  • Finish “Using Constellations”
  • Finding Saturn in the constellation Leo
  • “Seasonal constellations”
    • Identify simple astronomical phenomena (revolution, rotation, gravitation..etc)
    • Identify the names different things we can see in the night sky (stars, planets, constellations, asterisms…etc)
  • Introduction to Scale of the Universe assignment
  • Kahoots!

After class work

  • For next class:
    • What is the largest object that you can think of?
    • What is the smallest object that you can think of?
  • Video: Retrograde motion of Mars

Constellations

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Before class preparation

  • What are constellations?
  • How were constellations used throughout history?
  • What do modern astronomers use constellations for? Is there even a need?

In class activity

  • Activity: Using a Star Map, find constellations in the night sky
    • Name constellations & asterisms from a given pattern
  • Lesson: Using constellations
    • Identify the names different things we can see in the night sky (stars, planets, constellations, asterisms…etc)
    • Compare and contrast different astronomical terms
  • Finding the Big Dipper, Polaris, Sirius and other stars in the night sky

After class work