Patterns of Earth and Sky Chapter 1
information that supports an answer to a question
evidence
The direction of up
What is away from the ground, anywhere on Earth?
This star is closer to Earth than all the other stars
What is the sun?
Something we observe to be similar over and over again
Peter is a new student in our class please explain to him why what direction something would fall to if we dropped it and why . Use the Up and down science practice tool in Amplify to support your answer.
Gravity pulls evertyhing towards the ground.
24 Hours including daytime and nighttime
What is an astronomical day?
The pull between Earth and other objects,
which acts even without touching
gravity
An arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
What is a constellation?
Casey said ."We only see the sun in the daytime because it is the biggest and brightest star in the space. Do you agree or disagree with this claim? "
I disagree with this claim. The sun is not the biggest star in space .There are several stars that are much bigger than the sun ,but the sun is the closest star to us (Earth) so the light from the sun overwhelms the light from the other stars.
Use the mount nose model to show day and night.
Mount Nose Model