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Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time
Grade 4
Fair Game Benchmarks
SC.4.E.5.4: Relate that the rotation of Earth (day and night) and apparent movements
of the Sun, Moon, and stars are connected. (Annually Assessed)
SC.4.E.5.1: Observe that the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same although they
appear to shift across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different
seasons. (Assessed as SC.4.E.5.4)
SC.4.E.5.2: Describe the changes in the observable shape of the moon over the course
of about a month. (Assessed as SC.4.E.5.4)
SC.4.E.5.3: Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun in a year and rotates on its
axis in a 24-hour day. (Assessed as SC.4.E.5.4)
Mary Tweedy, Curriculum Support Specialist
Keisha Kidd, Curriculum Support Specialist
Dr. Millard Lightburn, Elementary Science Supervisor
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Grade 4
Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time
How are the movements of Earth, the moon
and the Sun related?
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Relationship with Earth
How is the Earth moving?
1. It turns or rotates spinning on its axis in a 24 hour day.
2. It revolves around the sun.
Let’s do the Cycle of Day and Night exploration.
Hands-on Activity
Materials:
AIMS foldable: It’s Apparent
tennis ball
skewer
thumbtack
Now let’s read It’s Apparent and explore.
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Observe the Sun Activity
Essential Question: How can I observe the apparent movement of
the Sun across the sky?
Materials: 5 cm straw, lump of clay, compass, ruler, pencil
Procedures:
1. Label the direction words North, South, East and West along
the edge of the paper plate.
2. Put a small lump of clay in the center of the plate, and stick the
straw upright in the clay.
3. Place this sundial in a sunny spot outside that is exposed to the
sun for several hours.
4. Use the compass the identify North and make sure the label
North on the sundial is pointing North.
5. Observe the straw’s shadow on the sundial every hour.
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Shadows on Sundial
Observations (Data)
Time
Shadow
Length
Direction Sun is Pointing
(North, South, East, West)
Position of Sun in Sky
(North, South, East, West)
After each hourly observation, record data and then look at
another group’s sundial and compare yours to theirs. Record
Group ____ Then answer:
How does your shadow compare to another group’s shadow on
their sundial?
Shadows on Sundial
Time
Shadow
Length
Direction Sun is Pointing
(North, South, East, West)
Position of Sun in Sky
(North, South, East, West)
Connected Learning:
1.How does the position of the shadow change during the day?
2.How would you describe the Sun’s apparent movement in the sky?
3.What is the general relationship between the Sun’s position in the sky,
and the direction of a shadow on Earth?
4.How can you use Earth’s rotation to explain shadow movement?
Let’s look again at the
Movement of the Earth
How else is the Earth moving?
• It orbits or revolves around the Sun.
• 365 days = 1 year
Let’s read Rotation and Revolution.
Let’s explore: Fun-damental - Cycles in the Sky:
Earth and Sun
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What are Stars?
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Stars are huge balls of burning gas that give off light.
Stars are very bright.
Stars come in different sizes.
Our Sun is our nearest star.
All the other stars we see are very far away.
More on Stars
• There are more than 300 billion stars in the Milky
Way.
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Watching the Night Sky
Do the patterns of stars or constellations in the sky stay the
same?
Do we always see the same patterns or constellations of stars
nightly?
Let’s explore Constellations.
What did you learn?
The patterns or constellation stay the same but are seen in
different places in the night sky throughout the night and
in different seasons.
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Musical Stars
Activity
• Look at the four star chart handouts that you have
been given depicting the star patterns or
constellations in each of the four seasons.
• Each group member should stand facing south
holding a star chart over their head in the order of
the seasons.
• Work together to determine in what direction the
stars move relative to you on the ground and to each
other as time and seasons pass.
• Explain your answer and tell how you got it.
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What do you know?
1. What is a constellation?
Answer: A constellation is a group of stars that forms a pattern or
image
2. Why do stars appear to move across the night sky?
Answer: The stars appear to move because of Earth’s rotation.
Constellations or patterns of stars also change with the seasons
because Earth is orbiting around the sun.
3. Why do constellations change with the seasons?
Answer: The constellations have been in the same positions for
thousands of years. As Earth orbits the sun, it goes through different
areas of space. This means that each season Earth is in a different
part of space. For this reason, the constellations that can be seen
from Earth change with the seasons.
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What do we call scientists
who study space?
Astronomers
What tools do astronomers use?
Telescopes
How Do Telescopes Help Scientists?
Telescopes make distant objects in space look
much closer.
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Up in the Sky
The planets and their moons and the Sun up in the sky
Make up our solar system stretching far and wide.
The Earth and the other planets all spin around the Sun.
What spins around the Earth and can be seen by everyone?
The Moon
Round and round the Earth spins a moon that’s all our own.
With mountains and craters that are hard as stone.
The moon seems to change from full to very thin.
Did you notice it last night? Did it look just like a grin?
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Phases of the Moon
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Lunar Looking Activities
Essential Question: What changes do we observe in the
appearance of the moon each month.
Objective:
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Identify the phases of moon and the current phase.
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Sequence the main four phases of the moon in correct
order.
Activities:
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Explore Gizmos: Phases of the Moon or
Cycles in the Sky: Moon Phases and/or
AIMS Gr. 4 Earth Science: Lunar Looking
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Read AIMS Phase Facts: The Moon.Department of Mathematics and Science
Current Phase of the Moon
Resources
• http://lunaf.com/english/live-data/moon-phase/
• http://www.calendar-365.com/moon/current-moonphase.html
• http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/phasenow.php
• Phases of the Moon
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Lunar Looking
Connected Learning
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How does the moon look when it is full?
Which moon phase would apply to use today?
Do you always see the moon at night? Explain
Have you ever seen the moon during the day?
How can you tell the difference between a first
quarter moon and a last quarter moon?
6. What other things in the sky occur in a sequence
or cycle?
7. What are you wondering now?
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Moon Phase Quiz
1. New Moon
A.
2. First Quarter
B.
C.
3. Full Moon
4. Third Quarter
D.
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What Did You Learn?
TAG Reflection:
•Tell a fact you learned about Earth, the moon and/
or the sun.
•Ask a question about something you don’t
understand about Earth in space?
•Give another idea that you learned in our study of
the Earth, moon, and the sun.
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