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Emily Scott Unit: Patterns of the Earth and Sky: Analyzing Stars on Ancient Artifacts
Unit Questions: Why do we see different stars at different times?
Anchor Phenomenon: In the daytime the sun is visible in the sky, but other stars are not.
Performance Expectations:Students will be able to answer the unit question.
Materials for the Unit:
Chapter 1 Question:Why don’t we see a lot of stars during the daytime?
1.1 Pre-Unit Assessment Astronomer, star | 1.2: Earth and Stars in Space model OTF | 1.3: How Big is Big? How Far is Far? Visualize, sun, solar system OTF | 1.4: Distance to the Stars Investigation, data | 1.5: Investigating Size and Distance evidence | 1.6: The Brightness of Starlight Explanation OTF |
Chapter 2 Question: Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
1.7: Explaining When We See Stars Critical Juncture | 2.1:Observing Patterns Constellation, pattern OTF | 2.2: The Daily Pattern Day OTF | 2.3: What We See as We Spin | 2.4: Which Way is Up? Gravity OTF | 2.5: How Does Up Change? OTF |
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Q: Where are the stars in space? (1.2-1.4)
If the stars are all around us, why can’t we see them? (1.5-1.6)
Q: What causes the daily pattern of when we see the sun and other stars? (2.1-2.3)
Q: If Earth is spinning, which way is up?
(2.4-2.5)
Chapter 3 Question: Why do we see different stars at different times of year?
2.6: Explaining the Effects of Earth’s Spin Critical Juncture | 3.1: Stars Through the Year OTF | 3.2: Modeling Earth’s Orbit Orbit OTF | 3.3: Seeing Stars for a Year Year OTF | 3.4: Dog Days of Summer OTF | 3.5: Modeling Constellations Over Time Critical Juncture |
Chapter 4 Question: How can we investigate why we see different stars on different nights?
3.6: End of Unit Assessment | 4.1: Star Scientist OTF | 4.2: Planning Investigations OTF | 4.3: Students’ Investigations of Constellations or Stars | | |
Assessment:3.6: 1. Students will be able to identify the missing constellation
2. Students will write a final explanation that answers chapter 3 question and demonstrates understanding of key concepts from chapters 1 and 2.
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Q: Do we see different stars at different times of year? (3.1)
Q: What causes the yearly pattern of stars that we see? (3.2-3.5)
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