Patterns in the Sky

Patterns in the Sky

Stars

• Scientists estimate that the universe may have more than 70 billion trillion stars!

• The sun is the star that is nearest to the Earth and is also the most important to us

• Like all stars, the sun is a hot ball of gas

• Stars can be seen as shapes and patterns in the sky. These star patterns are called constellations

• As Earth rotates and revolves, stars appear to move across the sky.

Multiple Choice

What word is used to describe star patterns in the sky?

• moons

• circles

• constellations

• suns

Multiple Choice

The sun is also a _______________________.

• moon

• star

• moon

• constellation

Multiple Select

Choose all of the famous constellations.

• Orion

• Madea

• Hercules

• Vin Diesel

• The Big Dipper

Star Light, Star Bright

• The stars are out, both day and night just can't see them because the sun is so bright.

• In places like New York, where there are many lights, we may still only be able to see the brightest of the bright stars

• We may not be able to see the stars if the sky is not clear

• We can see stars best in a town where there are not a lot of bright lights

• Most stars are so far away we can't see them at all with our bare eyes; we would have to use a telescope

Multiple Choice

True or False. Stars do not shine in the day time.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False. A good place to go see alot of stars at night is New York.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The are so many stars that we can't see with our bare eyes, so we should use a _____________________.

• microscope

• safety goggles

• magnifying glass

• telescope

Open Ended

If you were to name a constellation, what would it be named?