HMH Unit 5.3 Day One

HMH Unit 5.3

Pgs 313-314

Can You Explain It?

Max walks his dog at 9:00 each night of the year. He looks up at the night sky and tries to identify the constellations-groups of stars that form patterns in the sky. The image on the left shows Max's view of the night sky on January at 9:00 pm. The image on the right shows his view of the night sky in July at 9:00 pm.

Open Ended

Explain why the constellations Max sees in the night sky changed. Keep in mind that he is viewing the sky at the same time each night. Answer in complete sentences.

Round and Round

• Each year, Earth makes one complete orbit around the sun.

• All the planets orbit the sun, and all the moons orbit their planets.

Open Ended

What patterns do you think are caused by the orbits of Earth and the moon? Answer in complete sentences.

Round and Round

After this video, were your predictions from the last question accurate?