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It’sintheStarsAconstellationisanarrangementofstarsinaspecificpartofthesky.Throughouthumanhistory,differentcultureshavedevelopedconstellationstodescribethearrangementofstarsinthenightsky.TheimagesshowtheconstellationknownasOrion.Itisaprominentconstellationandisvisiblethroughouttheworld.TheconstellationportraysthegianthunterinGreekmythologyknownasOrion.Mostcommonly,constellationswerenamedformythologicalfigures.Differentcultureshaveusedconstellationstokeeptrackoftimethroughouttheyearandfornavigation.
Yourteacherhaspreparedadioramaportrayingstarsinthenightsky.Viewthedioramafromdifferentangles.Whatdoyounoticeaboutthepositionofthestarswhenyouviewitfromdifferentangles?
Onthenextpage,drawtherelativepositionsofstarsandcreateaconstellationdescribingthearrangementofthestars.
Whenyouhavecompletedyourconstellation,shareyourconstellationwithotherstudents.
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Usethegridbelowtohelpyouindicatethelocationofthestars.
Whatisthenameofyourconstellation?Whatdoesyourconstellationdepict?