Constellations

Theme: I have chosen the subject of constellations to be presented to a 5th grade classroom.  This information will conform to the South Dakota Content Standards.

South Dakota Content Standards:

• explain how patterns of stars remain the same even though patterns appear to move across the sky.

Two Background Sites:

• Stars and Constellations
• The Constellations

Three Lesson Plan Sites:

• Map the Constellations
• Constellation Creation
• Shoe Box Planetarium

Four Student Pages:

• Constellation Quiz
• Constellation Hangman
• Constellation Concentration
• Full Sky Interactive Star Chart