I can research the history of constellations. My research will delve into the stories and the myths associated with each constellation. I will create my own constellation either changing the story of a real constellation or creating one on my own.
Constellations can be found in night skies. Some examples of these extravagant sights include. Cassiopiea, who was the wife of King Cepheus. She bragged that her daughter was more beautiful then the Nereid and they complained to Poseidon, who sent a monster to Cepheus’ land. In order to save themselves and the rest of the country, they sacrificed their daughter. Draco the Dragon, which is around the North Pole. Cancer, a member of the Zodiac. Cancer can be seen very well in the month of March, but could also be seen June- December. It comes from the Greek Myth, Hercules and the Twelve Labors. In the end of this tale, Hera put Cancer, the crab, in the sky for being so brave. King Cepheus, was the king of a land called Ethiopia. If I made my own constellation, I would name it Arampi, because of its unique name. The story behind Arampi begins with the battle between Perseus and Medusa. When Perseus severed Medusa’s head, drops of blood fell into the sea. They mixed with sea form, and Arampi was born. The white sea foam gave this animal her brilliant color. Arampi became friends with the warrior, Bellerophon. One day, Bellerophon tried to ride Arampi, but she bucked him of and Bellerophon fell into the earth. Arampi, on the other hand, made it to the home of the gods, where she still remains.
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Proficiency # 6
Asteroids are planets that are too small to be called planets. They are mostly in the orbit of Mars and Jupiter, a place called The Asteroid Belt. Comets travel between out of space and close to the sun. They have an icy coating that melts away, which gives it the blue tail. Meteors are small (some large) bits of rocks that sometimes crash into the Earth, which are called Shooting Stars. Moons have craters and sand. It can actually be walked on without the people fretting that it will move suddenly like comets, meteors, and asteroids. A orbit is a gravitational pull that makes a certain object in space go on a path around another object, for say, the moon has a orbit around the Earth, who has a orbit around the sun. If Earth had another moon, there would be more tides, and I imagine that it will also have more affect on the season change and rotation then only 1 moon has.
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Proficiency #1
There are four different types of galaxies. Spiral, barred, elliptical, and irregular. Our galaxy is the Milky Way Galaxy, it is a spiral galaxy. While spiral galaxies look like swirls in the sky, barred galaxies look like big glowing spots in the sky, elliptical are glowing dots in the sky also, but their glow is longer, more vivid and noticeable. Irregular galaxies look deformed and are never the same size, shape, or color.
Proficiency #4
The Sun was formed in a nebula which is a cloud of dust and gas. The inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are solid and are made up of rock and metals. They are considered heavy so they take longer to move. They are small planets and have a diameter of 13,000 km each. While the outer planets(Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) on the other hand are made of gases, (helium and hydrogen) and have a diameter of 48,000 km. The inner planets and the outer planets are separated by the asteroid belt.
