Ask for a volunteer to tell the story. Have student to look up information in appropriate sources regarding constellations. They might find the meaning of constellation names to be especially interesting. Have student find constellations and have them make up their own story to help find the constellations. Different cultures make up different stories to tell what they saw up in the heavens and how to find them.
Stories are elaborate and simple.
They are what each culture hold true, dear, and sacred. In the Navajo myth, Ursa Major, the Great Bear, originated from the story of the Changing Bear Maiden. This great beast was especially present in Greek myth. Cygnus the Swan For the Greeks, the constellation Cygnus, which means swan , was related to the myth of Zeus and the goddess Nemesis. Hercules Two thousand years ago, Greek people believed that a group of stars represent the figure of Heracles, a famous Greek hero.