1. The Constellations and the Sun Movement
E.ST Explain the apparent movement of the stars (constellations) and sun across the sky.

2. DAY ONE

3. Write down everything written in yellow.
CO: I can explain the apparent motion of the stars (constellations) and the sun through the sky.

4. Skip one line under your objective.
Why do you think the sun looks like it is moving across the sky even though we know it stays still? (2 minute group talk)

5. Please check your answer.
The sun only appears to move, because the earth is rotating on its axis every 24 hours. TRY THIS! Draw two boxes on your page, side by side. They can be about 4 lines wide.

6. TRY THIS!
Hold your balled up fist about 12 inches in front of your face, centered between your eyes. Draw a circle to show where your fist appeared in the first box.

7. TRY THIS!
Now put your fist in the exact same position, but turn your head to face the corner. In the second box draw where it looks like your fist is…

8. TRY THIS!
Your second drawing should look like this. In my mini experiment, my head represented the___________ and my fist represented the ____________. (Fill in the blanks in your groups)

9. Check your answers.
In my mini experiment, my head represented the EARTH and my fist represented the SUN. Even though the sun stays in the same spot, the fact that the earth rotates, makes the sun look like it is moving.

10. Draw the following picture in your science notebook.
It does not need to fill up the whole page. It can be 5 lines high.

11. Why do you think the sun appears higher in the sky in the summer and lower in the sky in the winter? (2 minute group talk)

12. Please check your answers.
Why do you think the sun appears higher in the sky in the summer and lower in the sky in the winter?
The sun appears higher in the summer, because the the tilt of the Earth.

13. DAY TWO TEXTBOOK OUTLINE NOTES

14. Please title your notes in the following way. What Are Constellations?
“When you look in the night sky, what else can you se besides the moon? If the sky is dark enough, you can also see the stars. What are stars? A star is a large, hot ball of gas that is held together by gravity and gives off its own light. Stars look like points of light in the night sky. Unlike the Moon, stars are far outside the solar system.” (McGraw, D12)

15. Skip a line under the title.
CO: I can explain the apparent motion of the stars (constellations) and the sun through the sky.
Stars
Stars- large, hot balls of gas that are held together by gravity and give off their own light.
They are far outside the solar system.

16. Next Paragraph
“In the past people looked at the stars and saw them arranged in groups that formed patterns in the sky. These patterns are called constellations. To these people the patterns looked like pictures of animals or people.” (McGraw, D12)

17. Constellations- patterns made by the stars
II. Constellations
Constellations- patterns made by the stars
Pictures of animals
2. Pictures of people

18. Next Paragraph
“How can you find a star like Rigel in the night sky? The easiest way is by looking for its constellation. Rigel, for example, is a star in the constellation Orion, the hunter.” (McGraw, D12)

19. III. Finding stars
Best way to find stars is to find the constellation they are a part of.
Polaris forms the tip of the Little Dipper’s handle.

20. Next paragraph
“The pattern of stars in a constellation always looks the same even though the constellations appear to change position during the night and from season to season. As Earth travels in its orbit around the sun, its night side faces different directions. You see only the constellations that are in that direction. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere, we see the constellation Orion in the winter months.” (McGraw, D12-13)

21. But Miss…what does that all mean!?
Please calm down child…we are going to look at what it means right now.
Why do the stars appear to move?
Make a connection…Why does the sun appear to move? (1 minute group talk)
The stars appear to move because of the Earth’s ____________ and ____________.

22. But Miss…what does that all mean!?
Please calm down child…we are going to look at what it means right now.
Why do the stars appear to move?
Make a connection…Why does the sun appear to move? (1 minute group talk)
The sun and the stars appear to move because of the Earth’s ____________.

23. Please draw the following chart in your notebook.

24. Constellations for Autumn and Winter

25. Constellations for Spring and Summer