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Also Assesses - Clarification :
Students will describe how the rotation of Earth and apparent movement of the Sun, Moon, and/or stars are related.
Students will identify that the pattern of stars appears to shift across the sky nightly or that different stars can be seen in different seasons.
Students will describe the visual changes in the appearance of the Moon.
Students will explain that Earth revolves around the Sun in a year.
Students will explain that Earth rotates on its axis in a 24-hour day. - Content Limits :
Items will assess a conceptual understanding of the apparent movements of the Sun, Moon, and stars and resulting patterns.
Items will not assess the causes of moon phases.
Items will not assess or use vocabulary associated with moon phases, such as waning, waxing, and gibbous.
Items will not require the identification of specific constellations.
Items will not require specific knowledge of quantitative astronomical data.
Items will not assess the causes of seasons, directness of sunlight, or Earth’s tilt.
Items will not assess solar or lunar eclipses. - Stimulus Attributes :
Scenarios referring to patterns of stars in the sky will not use the term constellation. - Response Attributes :
None specified - Prior Knowledge :
Items may require the student to apply science knowledge described in the NGSSS from lower grades. This benchmark requires prerequisite knowledge from SC.K.E.5.2, SC.K.E.5.3, and SC.K.E.5.4.
SC.4.E.5.1 Observe that the patterns of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to shift across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons.
SC.4.E.5.2 Describe the changes in the observable shape of the moon over the course of about a month.
SC.4.E.5.3 Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun in a year and rotates on its axis in a 24-hour day.
- Test Item #: Sample Item 1
- Question: Keisha wants to show Amy what happens during one Earth day. Keisha holds a small globe representing Earth, and Amy holds a large ball representing the Sun.
what should keisha do to show amy what happens during one earth day? - Difficulty: N/A
- Type: MC: Multiple Choice
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Video/Audio/Animation
Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades K-8
Explore the motion of objects in the sky like the Sun, Moon and stars and their connection to the rotating Earth in this interactive tutorial.
Student Resources
Original Student Tutorial
Explore the motion of objects in the sky like the Sun, Moon and stars and their connection to the rotating Earth in this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Video/Audio/Animation
This video segment produced for Teachers' Domain features a time-lapse video of clouds forming, changing, and moving across the sky from day to night.
Type: Video/Audio/Animation
Parent Resources
Educational Game
This is a series of interactive modules on Engineering Interact, a free resource developed by the University of Cambridge Engineering department. It is a great whole group, small group, or individual interactive activity to explain a variety of concepts related to the solar system, including the rotation of the earth, what gives us our calendar, what causes the changes in seasons, how the planets are classified, and the phases of the moon.
Type: Educational Game
Teaching Idea
This website can be used to show students views of the moon. The Earth can also be viewed.
Type: Teaching Idea