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Explore Philippine sky traditions, farming calendars, star patterns, and eclipse stories.
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What field studies how people understand celestial events within their own cultures?
Who is recognized as the father of Philippine ethnoastronomy?
This star pattern is associated with Balatik in Philippine traditions. What is its Western constellation name?

What traditional object inspired the name and interpretation of Balatik?
How did some Philippine communities use the yearly appearance of Balatik?
Which set lists the stars known as Tres Marias?
What term describes an informal, recognizable star pattern that can lie within one or more constellations?
The group shown is called Moroporo in Bikolano tradition. What is its Western astronomical name?

A sailor observes Moroporo while traveling between Philippine islands. Which task can its position help with?
What repeating observation underlies the farming calendars described for Kankanaey and Ifugao communities?
Over several nights, the Moon changes from the left view to the right view. Which description fits this change?

In Visayan and Bicolano stories, how is Bakunawa usually described?
Why did some Visayan communities bang drums during an eclipse?
Which scientific explanation accounts for the event shown in this model?

What term names a traditional story using supernatural beings to explain a natural event, rather than primarily teaching a moral lesson?
What is the name for the belief that celestial positions can reveal personality or predict human affairs?
Which constellation also shares its name with a zodiac sign?
Lira wants the most direct account of a community's transmitted sky stories. Which source should she consult?
After respectfully recording an elder's eclipse story, how should students test its explanation of the eclipse's physical cause?
Which province is home to Kankanaey communities discussed in the lesson?
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