Michelle

**__Constellations__**

 * Question 1: What are constellations named after?**
 * **animals**
 * **heroes**
 * **characters in myths**
 * **Greek legends**
 * **fish**
 * **gods**
 * **goddesses**
 * **cultures(mythology)**
 * **poems**[[image:BigDipper.gif width="467" height="360" align="right"]]
 * **mythological beings**


 * Question 2: Who named the constellations?**
 * **Greeks recognized and named 48 constellations**
 * **there are 88 constellations in the sky**
 * **also recognized by Arabs, Egyptians, and Babylonians**
 * **12 constellations lie on the ecliptic and are known as Zodiacs**
 * **named after Greek legends**


 * Question 3: What are constellations used for?**
 * **sailors/people used them to guide their boats at night**
 * **made stars easy to remember**
 * **mark seasons and time**
 * **many cultures believed that it was their god's way of telling stories**
 * **help farmers to plan ahead for harvest time**
 * Facts:**
 * **14 men/women**
 * **9 birds**
 * **2 insects**
 * **19 land animals**
 * **10 water animals**
 * **2 centaurs**
 * **1 head of hair**
 * **a serpent**
 * **a dragon**
 * **a flying horse**
 * **a river**
 * **29 inanimate objects**