The Night Sky by Another Name Grades 1-3

The Night Sky by Another Name Grades 1-3

Star formation in the constellation Orion as photographed in infrared by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Star formation in the constellation Orion as photographed in infrared by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

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In this lesson, students will learn about myths and constellations. They will create their own constellations out of the stars in Orion and they will learn how different African cultures have understood what we know as the Orion constellation.