Answer the following prompt. A constellation is a group of stars that makes a recognizable pattern in the night sky. The stars are connected with imaginary lines to form shapes or patterns. Each constellation has
a name
Conduct a safe search on the internet or look in your local library for information about constellations. Answer the following questions:
1. Find a constellation that forms a polygon. For example, the Big Dipper forms a quadrilateral. What is the name of your constellation?
2. Describe how your constellation looks. What type of polygon does your constellation form?
3. Is the polygon regular or irregular? How do you know?
4. Find a constellation that does not form any polygons. What is the name of this constellation?
5. Describe what this constellation looks like and explain why it does not form any polygons.
Post your responses in the discussion. You must also respond to two of your classmates' posts. Conduct a safe search on the internet or look in your local library for information about
a constellation that one of your classmates has described. Do you agree or disagree with your classmate's answers? For this constellation, could you redraw the imaginary lines to
connect the stars in a different way?
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