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1-PS4

Essential Question:

How do the patterns we see in the sky help us understand time and seasons?

Portrait of a Graduate:

Adaptive Perseverance: Encourage persistence in observing and tracking celestial patterns over time.
Learner’s Mindset: Stimulate curiosity about the universe and promote ongoing inquiry into celestial phenomena.
Critical Thinking: Facilitate analysis of observations to understand and predict patterns and cycles in the sky.
Collaboration: Foster group investigations and discussions on the observed patterns and their impact on Earth.

Inquiry Question:

What patterns can we observe in the sky during the day and at night?

2. Inquiry Question:

How does the position of the Sun change throughout the year, and what does this tell us about seasons?

3. Inquiry Question:

Why does the Moon look different over the month?

Student Outcomes:

Students will identify and describe daily patterns of the Sun and how they relate to time

2. Student Outcomes:

Students will model the Earth's orbit around the Sun to explain the change in seasons.

3. Student Outcomes:

Students will track and record observations of the Moon's phases over a month.

Skills Demonstrated:

Modeling
Constructing Explanations

Standards:

NGSS 1-ESS1 Space Systems - Patterns and Cycles

1-ESS1: Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be predicted.
1-ESS1-2. Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.

Additional Skills:

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