Day/Night and Shadows

Match the following

• Claim/Hypothesis

• An natural or man made event that can be explained by science

• Investigation

• Can be answered with yes/no or a short answer

• Close Ended Question

• To observe or study something closely.

• Open Ended Question

• Require a longer response or more research/investigating

• Phenonenon

• A possible explanation or educated guess based on some evidence.

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NGSS.3-LS2-1

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NGSS.5-ESS2-1

Match the following

• Shadow

• The Earth spinning on it axis. It causes day/night and shadows changing.

• Axis

• Things that repeat in predictable ways.

• Pattern

• The dark shape made when something blocks light.

• Rotation

• The imaginary line through Earth, on which it rotates.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

In what direction does the sun appear to rise in the morning?

• North

• South

• East

• West

In what direction does the sun appear to set in the afternoon?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When are shadows longest?

• Only early in the morning

• Noon

• Only late in the afternoom

• Early in the morning and late in the afternoon.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

When are shadows shortest?

• Only early in the morning

• Noon

• Only late in the afternoom

• Early in the morning and late in the afternoon.

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The sun is in the East, what direction will your shadow face?

• North

• South

• East

• West

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2