Patterns of Earth and Sky Chapter Two

Patterns Lesson 2.1-2.3

New Question: Why is the sun up sometimes but not other times?

SKY VIEW SIM

• What patterns do you see?

• What happens when the figure is no longer on the side of the sun?

• Why do you think the sun is up sometimes but not other times?

• What happens to the sun when we do see it?

Artifact Patterns

• What is similar happening over and over again in the artifact?

• What patterns do you see?

• What does each section have?

  What causes the daily pattern of when we see the sun and other stars?

Investigation Information

The four sections show different views of the sky.

Each section is divided into two panels: one panel shows the sun in the sky and the other

panel shows the night sky with other

stars.

One section shows the constellation Orion in the night sky.

Revolve= ORBIT Rotate=SPIN

Sun song Flocabulary

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/sun/

Australia time Vs. New York time

• Australia time: 10:07pm

• New York time: 7:07am

• When the sun is not present in New York, does it disappear?

• What happens when the earth rotates?

• What causes day and night?

• How long does it take for the earth to spin around one time?

Multiple Choice

What causes the daily patterns of when we see the sun?

• the earths revolution

• the earths orbiting

• the earths rotation

Explain the Picture

• What is happening on earth when the person is  facing Orion and not the sun?

• When the person is facing the sun, can we see the constellations on earth?

• Even though the person in TIME 2 is not facing the sun, did the sun disappear?

Explain the Picture

• When the person is facing the sun, is it day time or night time on earth?

• When we see the sun in the sky what is happening to the sky on the other side of the earth?

• Where is the sun when we don't see it?

• What causes us to see the sun sometimes but not other times?