The night sky - Constellations

They gave names to the constellations and groups of stars, stories to explain the relationship between the sky world and themselves.

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1  Essential Question
2  Learning Goal
3  New Vocabulary Words
4  The Night Sky
5  Big Dipper
6  The Night Sky - Constellations
7  Ojibwe and Dakota Map of Minnesota State
8  Animation  - Keeping Time
9  Naming Stars & How Fisher Went to Skyland - Traditional Story (Download)
10  Ojibwe Symbols
11  Ojibwe Story Questions
12  Ojibwe Constellations – Fisher and Loon 
13  Slide Show - Ojibwe Constellations  
14  Dakota Constellations – The Seven Little Girls
15  Dakota Symbols Bears Lodge – Dakota Story (Download)
16  Dakota Story Questions
17  Slide Show - Dakota Constellation  
18  Essential Question - Review
19  Learning Goal - Review
20  Extension of Learning