Star Gazing
1. Use the words in the box to fill in the passage below.
astronomy
7, 000
seasons
Stone
egg
sun
astronomers
foods
11, 000
Victoria
Currently, ………………………….. Henge is considered to be the oldest
…………………………. site in the world at a ripe old age of …………………………. years.
However, the ……………. – shaped ring of stones, known as Wordi Youang, found in the
Australian state of …………………………………., could prove that the Wotharung people
were the actually the world’s first …………………………………… . The ………………………..
year old arrangement of stones appears to map the different setting positions of the
……………….. throughout the year. This could be used to show the changing
………………………… and therefore what …………………………… were available for
eating.
Indigenous Australians also used the stars for ……………………………….. . For instance the
group of stars known in many Western cultures as The Saucepan, for the Yolngu people in
the Northern ………………………… , it as known as Djulpan, or the ………………… .
2. Draw a diagram to illustrate the Geocentric and Heliocentric models of the Solar System.
Geometric Model
Heliocentric Model
3. Complete the following table, identifying the correct civilisation or astronomer described
in the table.
Early farmers
Copernicus
Babylonians
Ptolemy
Aboriginals
Polynesians
Galileo
Hubble
Astronomer/Civilisation
Astronomical Achievement
………………………………………….
This civilisation used the zodiac signs as a the basis of
their calendar 2,000 years BCE
………………………………………….
This person invented the telescope in the 1600s which
provided evidence that the Earth rotated around the
Sun.
………………………………………….
These old peoples used the stars 10,000 years ago as a
tool for farming.
………………………………………….
These people were thought to be the first to use the stars
to navigate their way across the ocean 4,000 years ago.
………………………………………….
This astronomer used maths in the 1400s to support the
Heliocentric model of the solar system (the planets orbit
the sun)
………………………………………….
In the 2nd Century CE, this astronomer was responsible
for the Geocentric model (the sun and planets orbit
Earth)
………………………………………….
This astronomer born in the 1900’s proved the universe is
expanding, among other things, and has a telescope
named after him that still provides images of deep
space today.
………………………………………….
This civilisation created a stone map showing the
positions of the setting sun in order to know what foods
were available.
4. Use the information from the table on the previous page to complete the timeline of significant astronomical developments.
9,000 BCE
6,000 BCE
3,000 BCE
0
3,000 CE