Astronomy

Retelling of a traditional story.

Retelling of a traditional story.

Panel discussion. Entire proceedings in one PDF. To access panel discussion scroll to p. 75.

Lesson plans which can be used with a variety of grades.

Primarily list of resources and excerpts from other documents.

"Reprint of a work which was issued in two pts. in the 21st (1899-1900) and 43d (1925-1926) Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology."

Includes Onondaga, Seneca and Mohawk version.

Indigenous Alaskans discuss their experience of the aurora borealis. Duration: 25:25.

Website includes curriculum connections, lesson plans and inquiry-based activities for primary, junior and intermediate grades for three topics: lessons from the earth, lessons from the water, and lessons from beyond.

Includes traditional stories about the girl who married a star, the bunched stars and scarface and associated activities.

Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.

Includes traditional stories about the sun and the moon, seven stars, and the twins and the hand star and associated activities for each.

Additional Resource: Videos of stories read aloud.

A "two-eyed" seeing activity for teaching about solstices and equinoxes.

Story describes the movement of stars associated with the cycle of the seasons.

Lists names of months in a wide variety of North American Indigenous languages.

Lists English translations of cultural groups' names for: the Milky Way, North Star, Big Dipper, Orion's Belt, Cassiopeia, Pleiades, Corona Borealis, Scorpius, and Aurora Borealis.

Tells some of the traditional stories associated with astronomical features of the night sky.

Lesson plan designed for use with Grade 3 students.

Lesson plans suitable for Grades 4 to 6.

Retelling of traditional story.