5.SCI.9
Demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours and explain how that causes the day/night cycle and the appearance of the Sun moving across the sky, resulting in changes in shadow positions and shapes.
Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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Skills
- demonstrate (Earth's rotation on its axis) #dok1
- explain (how Earth's rotation causes day/night cycle) #dok2
- explain (the appearance of the Sun moving across the sky) #dok2
- explain (how Earth's rotation results in changes in shadow positions and shapes) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify that Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours. #dok1
- I can describe the day/night cycle as caused by Earth's rotation. #dok1
- I can explain how Earth's rotation results in day and night. #dok2
- I can explain why the Sun appears to move across the sky during the day. #dok2
- I can use evidence or models to explain how Earth's rotation changes shadow positions and shapes throughout the day. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Earth’s rotation on its axis causes predictable patterns, including the day/night cycle and apparent movement of the Sun.
- Changes in shadow positions and shapes throughout the day result from Earth’s rotation.
Essential Questions
- What causes day and night on Earth?
- Why does the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day?
- How do the position and shape of shadows change throughout the day, and why?
- How does Earth’s rotation affect patterns we observe from the surface?
- What evidence can we use to demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis?