MODULE 18:

Constellations

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Aquila Cygnus Canis Major Lyra Draco

Module 18 Activity 1. Star Patterns through the Year!

Guide questions:
1. Compare the photographs. What do you notice?

2. Why are some stars visible in March but not visible in

September?

3. What are the constellations seen in the different times of the

year?
 Module 18 Activity 2: Prominent Constellations!

Procedure:

Identify the different prominent constellation during

winter, summer, spring and autumn. Fill up the
table below with the words from the box that follows.

Table 1.

Winter Summer Spring Autumn

AURIGA CASSIOPEIA URSA MAJOR
CANIS MAJOR DRACO BOOTES
CANIS MINOR URSA MAJOR LEO
CARINA URSA MINOR CANCER
ERIDANUS CARINA VIRGO
GEMINI CENTAURUS HYDRA
ORION CRUX

Canis Bootes CetusCygnus Cancer

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Eridanus Aquila Cancer HerculesLyra Gemini

Ophiuchus Crater Leo Aquarius Perseu

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Virgo Capricorn Sagittarius Scorpius Hydra

Taurus Orion Pegasus Pisces

Eridanus
Andromeda

Let us summarize what we have learned, answer the activity that follows. Write
True if the statement is correct and write False if the statement is incorrect.
1. Different patterns are formed in different months. FALSE
2. Canis major and perseus are prominent during
summer.TRUE
3. During spring, Cygnus and Lyra are the prominent
constellation.TRUE
4. During winter, Gemini and Taurus are prominent
constellation.FALSE
5. Some stars visible in March but not visible in September due
to Earth’s Revolution. TRUE

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