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Week 06 Β· Star Pictures

Friday

Your own star picture
// Constellations, the Little Dipper and Cassiopeia
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Your own star picture

Rocket connects some stars. "I made a rocket ship!"

Raven smiles. "People everywhere made their own star pictures. What do you notice?"

Nova shows old names. "Hint: the same stars got different names in different places."

Many people, many pictures

People all over the world made star pictures.

In ancient China, the Big Dipper was called the Northern Dipper.

Long ago in Mesopotamia, people called it the Wagon.

The stars were the same. The pictures were different.

STAR PICTURE NAMES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did people in ancient China call the Big Dipper?
Long ago in Mesopotamia, what was the Big Dipper called?
Picture factTrue or false?
Different people saw different star pictures.?
Only one picture is the right one.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEStar pictures help people remember the sky.
Connect dots to make your own star picture. Give it a name.

Make a star story

People told stories about their star pictures.

Stories helped them remember the sky.

You can make up a story for your star picture too.

Keep it kind and fun!

STAR PICTURE THINKING
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Why did people make star pictures?
Do the stars change when people give new names?
Which name is for the same stars as the Big Dipper?
MAKE YOUR OWN STAR PICTURE
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
For a grown-up
Optional: Constellation Draw by Neal Agarwal lets you connect stars into pictures.
Type neal.fun/constellation-draw into a web browser.
Its privacy policy says it is not for children under 13. Open it for your child and explore together.

You made a star picture! Tomorrow night we find Cassiopeia.

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