Students complete a Keeley style probe about the factors that cause day and night.
Students will view a video of sunrise and sunset and record their observations.
Students will model Earth’s rotation on its axis to determine what causes day and night to occur in the eastern and western hemispheres.
Students will participate in an kinesthetic activity to demonstrate the counterclockwise rotation of Earth. Students will read and watch a video to find evidence that will defend a claim about Earth’s counterclockwise rotation.
Students will calculate and graph yearly daylight hours for cities at different latitudes to determine the pattern for sunrise and sunset across the globe.
Students will calculate and graph yearly daylight hours for cities at different latitudes to determine the pattern for sunrise and sunset across the globe.
Students will explain their understanding of how Earth’s tilt and its movement affect night and day through an assessment.
Students will investigate how Earth’s rotation affects daily circadian rhythms and the evolution of biological clocks in plants and animals.
In this cycle, students will build on their learning from fifth grade. Students observed patterns of day and night, and the relationship between seasons and the amount of daylight hours a location receives. (5.ESS1.B.1 and 5.ESS1.B.2) (Unit 23 of MySci).
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