Objectives/Outcomes
Students will build a model to test out two ideas to explain what they see in the sky?
The Sun Moving vs. The Earth Spinning
Purpose
The students will realize that the setting sun isn’t moving and Earth is spinning. In an investigative activity, they'll compare two different models of what's happening.
Standard
Why does the Sun rise and set? (5-ESS1-2)
Key Vocabulary
Illuminated
Sunrise
Sunset
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