STRATEGIC INTERVENTI ON MATERIAL
RIAH T. VILLANUEVA E. BARRETTO SR.
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INTRODUCTION
Based on the result of the Year-end achievement test in General Science, it was revealed that the test item which to the topic constellations is one of the least learned competencies. This material is designed to help students gain more knowledge and comprehension about constellations.
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STAR SIGN
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Have you gone one night on a stargazing session?
If you have, you must have seen patterns in the sky that look like a lion or a fish. Have you wondered what they are?
You are correct! Those are
special groups of stars known as
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What is a constellation?
A constellation is the name given by our ancestors to special groups of stars.
Who discovered the constellations?
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Why would people want to invent constellations?
CONSTELLATIONS WERE CREATED TO HELP OUR ANCESTORS, EVEN ASTRONOMERS, REMEMBER STARS. LONG TIME AGO, FARMERS USED THEM AS MARKERS FOR SEASONS. WHEN CERTAIN CONSTELLATIONS APPEAR IN THE SKY, THEY WOULD KNOW WHEN 11/28/12
Andromeda Ara The Altar
Antlia Apus Aquarius The Air Pump Bird of Paradise Water Carrier Aries The Ram Auriga The Charioteer Canes Venatici Hunting Dogs Cassiopeia Circinus The Drafting Compass Botes The Herdsman
Aquila The Eagle Caelum The Chisel
Camelopardalis Cancer The Giraffe The Crab Capricornus Carina The Goat-Fish The Keel Cetus The Whale Corona Australis Southern Crown Chamaeleon
Canis Major Canis Minor The Greater Dog The Lesser Dog Centaurus The Centaur Columba The Dove Cepheus Coma Berenices Berenice's Hair
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Corona Borealis Corvus Northern The Crow Crown
Crater The Goblet
Crux Southern Cross
Cygnus The Swan Eridanus The River
Delphinus The Dolphin Fornax The Furnace
Dorado Draco The Goldfish The Dragon Gemini The Twins Hydrus The Lesser Water Snake Grus The Crane Indus The Indian Libra The Scales
Equuleus The Little Horse Hercules Lacerta The Lizard Lupus The Wolf
Horologium Hydra The Pendulum The Water Clock Serpent Leo The Lion
Leo Minor Lepus The Lesser Lion The Hare Lyra The Lyre Norma The Level Mensa The Table Mountain Octans The Octant
Lynx Musca The Fly 11/28/12
Microscopium Monoceros The Microscope The Unicorn Ophiuchus Serpent Holder Orion The Hunter
Pavo Pegasus Perseus The Peacock The Winged Horse Pisces The Fish Sagitta The Arrow Piscis Austrinus Puppis The Southern Fish The Stern Sagittarius The Archer Scorpius The Scorpion Taurus The Bull
Phoenix The Phoenix Pyxis The Compass Sculptor The Sculptor Telescopium The Telescope
Pictor The Painter's Easel Reticulum The Reticle Scutum The Shield Triangulum The Triangle
Serpens Sextans The Serpent The Sextant Triangulum Australe Tucana Southern The Toucan Triangle Virgo The Virgin Volans The Flying Fish
Ursa Major Ursa Minor Vela The Great Bear The Lesser Bear The Sails Vulpecula The Fox
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Did you know that
zodiac names we use today
The are actually the names given to special star groups known as constellations. How
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Place the letter of the zodiac names in Column I that corresponds to the given constellations in Column II. Column II I Column
What will you do?
A. Leo B. Aries C. Libra D. Taurus E. Pisces F. Cancer G. Gemini 11/28/12
___ The Crab ___ The Goat ___ The Bull ___ The Twins ___ The Archer ___ The Fish ___ The Lion
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SELF-TEST. Connect the stars following the number sequence then name the constellation.
3 4
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6 5 1 2 3
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6 1 4
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6 5 1 2 3 11 12
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7 4 8 9 10
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Enrichment Card
Match the constellation in Column I with the shape on Column II.
Column I Column II
A. The Triangle B. The Lesser Bear C. The Centaur D.The Lesser Dog
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References
Star Signs. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teacher cycles/SC
What Are Constellations? http://www.astro.wisc.edu/-dolan/constella Stars and Constellations http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm 11/28/12
Key to Correction
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Answers to Enrichment Activity
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. E D F C I A B
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