Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects and phenomena that observes and analyzes planets, stars, galaxies, and more. Astrology, on the other hand, is the belief that the positions of the stars and planets can influence events and affect human lives. While astrology relies on anecdotal evidence and stories, astronomy uses careful measurements, math, and physics in well-controlled experiments. A key difference is that astrology does not account for the precession of the equinoxes, which causes the constellations to no longer align with the astrological dates, nor does it consider the 13th constellation of Ophiuchus.

1. The HOOK
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2. Learning Intention:-
-To get our knowledge ready
-To understand if there is a difference between
astrology and astronomy
Success Criteria:-
-I have brainstormed my ideas and written at least
one question for each starter
-I can explain what astronomy and astrology is

3. Getting Knowledge Ready

4. WHAT
WHERE
WHY
HOW
WHO
WHEN

5. ASTRONOMYAstronomy is the oldest science, where planets, stars,
moons, nebulae and galaxies are studied.
It covers everything in the universe.

6. Astrology
• The study of the positions and aspects of things in
the universe.
• Commonly referred to as ‘Our Horoscope’
• There is a belief that they have an influence on
the course of natural earthly occurrences and
human affairs.
• What do you a think?

7. ACTIVITY
• Select the description which
describes you and let’s see how
accurate you are at picking your
actual constellation according to
Astronomy or Astrology

8. THE CONSTELLATIONS

9. • Astrology is a not a genuine science . It claims that
the positions of the heavenly bodies have an effect
on the lives of human beings and events on Earth.
• People studied the motions of the planets and
hoped to used them to predict the behavior of the
heavens, wars, natural disasters, the rise and fall of
kings, and other earthly matters. However, around
the time of Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei and
Isaac Newton, astronomers realised that astrology
was inaccurate.

10. • Astrologers use computer programs to locate the
positions of the planets rather than observations using
telescopes
• Astronomers and scientists, make careful
measurements and well-controlled studies using maths
and physics.
• Astrologers don't do experiments to prove their
theories. They rely on stories people tell and anecdotal
evidence.
• An astronomer is not an astrologer!

11. • Astrologers believe zodiac constellations, play a role in
determining the course of a person’s life. Most people
know their ‘star sign’; because this is the constellation
which the sun is in on their birthday.
• Due to the ‘wobble’ of the axis of the Earth, the dates
most modern horoscopes use have shifted out of phase
with the actual stars.
• Horoscopes also fail to take into account the fact that
the Sun passes through the constellation Ophiuchus.

12. Why Astronomy is not Astrology
• Your birth star sign was determined by the path
the sun took through the constellations
• The sun passes through 13 constellations not 12
• If Astrology was scientific then most people would
pick their actual star sign.
• There is discrepancy between the dates for each
constellation depending on whether you are using
Astronomy or Astrology criteria.

13. • Astrology does not account for the
wobble of the earth on its axis.
• Astrology does not account for the path
of the sun travelling through the
constellations changing over time.
• Astrology does not account for the 13th
constellation – Ophiuchus.

14. Explicit Vocabulary
• Astronomy
• Astrology
• Zodiac
• Star Sign
• Constellation

15. • Write down one thing I have learnt that I did not know at
the start of the lesson
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