Nighttime Lesson

HISD 2nd Grade Science
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Observing Stars

M3 L15
March 22, 2024

HISD 2nd Grade Science
Observing Stars

M3 L15
March 22, 2024

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Observing Stars

LO: SWBAT observe additional photographs and analyze videos to describe how stars move across the sky each night.

DOL: Given a problem, SW correctly describe how stars
move across the sky each night in at least 2 of 3
questions.

SCI.2.8C observe, describe, and record patterns of objects in the sky, including the appearance of the Moon

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

What can we notice when observing stars throughout the night?

Lesson Vocabulary

sunset

star

nighttime

July Night Sky Photograph

If we observed
the other stars
in the night sky, what might we notice?

Open Ended

If we observed
the other stars
in the night sky, what might we notice?

How can we find out if these stars moved in the same
way?

What is evidence?

Evidence is a piece of proof that shows something is true.

Drag and Drop

Complete the sentence: Evidence is a ​

Placeholder

of ​

Placeholder

that shows something is ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Piece

proof

true.

False.

part

nothing

guess

How do we know a star moved from east to west in the sky?

Draw

Fill in the chart with your EVIDENCE.

What did you notice about the stars?

If we watched a video of another night sky, what do you think we would see? Why do you think so?

Poll

If we watched a video of another night sky, what do you think we would see? Why do you think so?

• The Stars would move across the sky.

• The Stars would NOT move across the sky.

• The Stars move from East to West.

• The Stars move from West to East.

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What do you think stargazers in this picture notice about the stars? Why do you think so?

Fill in the Blanks

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What evidence do we have to support this claim?

Open Ended

What evidence do we have to support this claim?

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DOL :Given a problem,
SW correctly describe
how stars move across
the sky each night in at
least 2 of 3 questions.

Demonstration of Learning