November 21
Constellations and Meteors
Objective: The students will understand concepts of constellations, and be introduced to the vocabulary and basic concepts involving meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites.
Continue with Constellations.
Share any Leonid Meteor Shower viewing experiences.
Begin "Meteors" slides (PDF, 2.7mb).
Homework: Do one and/or two. 1. Based on modern-day life, rename a few of the constellations and write an up-to-date story to explain their existence. Feel free to re-group stars to create whatever thing you want. 2. Tell a story that the ancients may have made up about meteors striking the earth. Bring either/both to class to share (2 minutes max each presentation). Optional.
December:
10th - Total Lunar Eclipse (Wikipedia),
13/14th - Geminid Meteor Shower (PDF).