Science Project on Understanding Constellations”, Project Experiment Topics on Outer Space for Class 8, 9, 10 and 12 Students.
Understanding Constellations
Materials Required:
- Pencil and paper
- Some newspapers
- A Xerox machine
- A few helpers
The ancient Greeks would group stars together into patterns, so that they could keep a track of how many stars there were in the sky. These patterns were later known as Constellations and are still in use by modern astronomy. These constellations were also given names, based on the kind of shapes that they formed.
Similarly, there is a constellation, popularly known as The Ladle or the Big Dipper in the Northern sky, which gets its name due to its similarity with a spoon. This constellation was originally called the Ursa Major, meaning the Great Bear. Your job is to see, if these universal patterns can still be seen in the sky.
Place a newspaper on a table and then put a paper on it. Now with your eyes closed, draw 50 dots on the paper. Make sure that the dots are being made at random and that you are not following any special pattern in making them. Once you are through with this, just make the dots a little large, so that you can see them easily without straining too much. Now get 5 copies of the same made, with the help of your copy machine.
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