5.4.2.A.1 Determine a set of general rules describing when the Sun and Moon are visible based on actual sky observations 5.4.4.A.1 Formulate a general description of the daily motion of the Sun across the sky based on shadow observations. Explain how shadows could be used to tell the time of day.

Starry Faces in Faraway Places

Kirk Weber Alexa Marques

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,     How I wonder what you are.     Up above the world so high,     Like a diamond in the sky.

     

What do we call the star that is closest to us?

The Sun!

Make their own light and heat

Absorb and reflect light and heat

Stars… Planets,(like the sun) (like the earth)

and moons…

When is a star not a star?When it’s a planet!

Make their own light and heat

Absorb and reflect light and heat

Stars… Planets,(like the sun) (like the earth)

and moons…

Smaller than starsBigger than planets

Make their own light and heat

Absorb and reflect light and heat

Stars… Planets,(like the sun) (like the earth)

and moons…

Smaller than starsBigger than planets

Made of gases Made of gases, solids, and liquids

Holding a Candle to the Stars

The Day Cycle

Sunrise

Noon

Sunset

Twilight

5:30 am

8:15 pm

12:00 pm8:15 pm to 9:00 pm

Zeus

How Grizzly Bear Climbed the Mountain

Summer Constellations

B o ö t e s the

herdsman H e r c u l e s the strongman

C y g n u s the swan

Year-round Constellations

D r a c o

the dragon

L i t t l e d i p p e r

part of Ursa minor, little bear

C e p h e u s the king

C a s s i o p e i a the queen

B i g d i p p e r

part of Ursa major, big bear

Winter Constellations

L e o the lion

O r i o n the hunter

G e m i n i the twins