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Astronomy Year / Week 07 / Tuesday
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Week 07 · Seasons in the Sky

Tuesday

Stars of each season
// New stars and new sunsets
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Stars of each season

Nova projects four sky pictures, one for each season.

"I want to see them all!" Rocket says.

Raven studies them. "What do you notice? Each season has its own star friends."

Nova blinks. "Hint: the evening sky changes slowly all year."

Evening star patterns

SeasonLook for this in the evening
WinterOrion, high in the sky
SpringLeo, the Lion; the Big Dipper high
SummerThe Summer Triangle overhead; Scorpius low in the south
FallCassiopeia high in the north

Some stars near Polaris stay up all year.

Others come and go with the seasons.

WHICH SEASON?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Orion is high in the evening. Which season is it?
The Summer Triangle is overhead in the evening. Which season is it?
Where do you look for Scorpius in summer?
SEASONS IN ORDER
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
11
22
33
44

Stars that stay, stars that go

Stars near Polaris circle it all year.

They never set below the horizon.

These are called circumpolar stars.

Stars farther from Polaris come and go with the seasons.

SEASON STARS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Leo is up in the evening. Which season is it?
Which star pattern can you see all year?
Can you see Orion and Scorpius at the same time from here?
What do we call stars that circle Polaris and never set?
Season factTrue or false?
Orion is a winter star group.?
Scorpius is high in the north in summer.?
Cassiopeia is high on fall evenings.?
Every star stays up all year.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEKnowing the seasons tells you what to look for.
Try it
Make four season cards.
Write a season on each card.
On each card, copy that season's star pattern with dots.
Draw the star pattern for the season it is now.

You met the seasonal stars! Tomorrow we look at daylight.

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