

Developing an explanatory model for the phases of the Moonġ. Reading about a child’s insights about the phases of the MoonĬ. Reviewing central ideas about the relationship between the Sun and the Moonī. Question 5.23 Why does the Moon seem to have different shapes at different times?Ī.

Using Central Ideas to Develop an Explanatory Model for the Phases of the Moon Interpreting two different models for the same phenomenon Example of student work about developing two explanatory models for day and nightĢ. Developing the fixed Sun, rotating Earth explanatory model for day and nightġ. Developing the fixed Earth, revolving Sun explanatory model for day and nightī. Question 5.22 Why does it get dark at night?Ī. Using Central Ideas to Develop Two Explanatory Models For Day And Night Question 5.21 What aspects of the nature of science have students experienced so far? Question 5.20 What is the duration of each phase of the Moon? Example of student work summarizing powerful ideas about the Moon
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Example of student work illustrating how to predict rising, transiting, and setting times for a first quarter Moon.ģ. Creating a Sun clock and using it to predict when the Moon will rise, transit, and setĢ. Question 5.19 How can you predict when a phase of the Moon will rise, transit, and set?ġ. Making predictions for when a phase of the Moon will rise and set Question 5.18 What pattern have you observed in the relation of the lit side of the Moon and the location of the Sun?į. Question 5.17 How are the changing shape of the Moon and the changing angle related? Question 5.16 What pattern have you observed in the angle formed by pointing arms at the Sun and Moon when both are visible? Question 5.15 What pattern have you observed in the changing shape of the Moon? Example of student work summarizing initial findings about the Sun and the MoonĮ. Question 5.14 What have you learned about the Moon from your observations so far?ġ. Reviewing observations so far, making predictions, and generating questions Question 5.13 How does the Moon seem to move across the sky during several hours? during several days?ĭ. Question 5.12 What new question do you and your group members have about the Moon? Question 5.11 What does the Moon look like today? What will the Moon look like over the next few days? Nuances about asking questions, making observations, and reporting findings Examples of a group’s initial questions and findings about the MoonĢ. Question 5.10 What question about the Moon do you want to explore? How will you do that?ġ. Generating a question about the Moon and designing ways to explore this question Example of student work about how the Sun seems to move across the sky.Ĭ. Observing a paper clip or nail gnomon’s shadow on a sunny day.ĥ. Observing a post gnomon’s shadow outside during a sunny dayĤ. Observing a student gnomon’s shadow during a field trip outside during a sunny class sessionģ. Observing where and when the Sun appears to rise and set.Ģ.

Question 5.8 How does the Sun seem to move across the sky?ġ. Example of a student’s initial observation of the sky Question 5.7 Where is the Moon in the sky right now?ġ. Question 5.6 Where is the Sun in the sky right now? Observing the shape and location of the Sun and the Moon in the sky Central Powerful Ideas Based on EvidenceĪ. Ways of speaking about the Moon in a first grade bilingual classroom Question 5.5 How do people talk together about the Moon?ĥ. A young child’s observations of the Moon in the sky: Joseph’s Moon Question 5.4 How early in life does a child start noticing the sky?Ĥ. The Sun, Moon, and stars represented in poetry The Sun, Moon, and stars represented in artģ. The Sun, Moon, and stars as represented in cultural storiesĢ. Question 5.3 How have people noticed and represented the Sun, Moon, and stars in cultural stories, art and poetry?ġ.

Question 5.2 What do you remember about experiences when you have seen the Sun, Moon, and/or stars? Question 5.1 What do you already know about the Sun, Moon, and stars? Documenting initial knowledge about the Sun, Moon, and stars
