5.9A Interactive Mini-Lesson

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a direct result of the Earth's rotation on its axis?

• The change of seasons

• The occurrence of day and night

• The phases of the moon

• The orbit of the Earth around the Sun

Multiple Choice

What causes the cycle of day and night on Earth?

• The Earth's rotation on its axis

• The Earth's revolution around the Sun

• The Moon blocking sunlight

• Clouds covering the Sun

Drag and Drop

The Sun appears to "rise" in the ___ and "set" in the ___.

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

east

west

north

south

Categorize

Options (13)

Shadow is long.

Shadow is shortest.

Shadow grows longer.

Shadow's direction is pointing toward the east.

Sun appears low in the west.

Sun appears low in the east.

Sun is at its highest point

Daylight is brightest

Shadow's direction is mostly under the object.

Shadow grows shorter.

Shadow's direction is pointing toward the west.

How does the Sun and shadows change throughout the day?

Morning (6:00 am-11:59 am))

Noon (12:00 am)

Afternoon (12:01 pm-6:00 pm)

Open Ended

How does the Sun's apparent movement across the sky affect the length and direction of shadows throughout the day?

Sentence stem: Shadows are longest in the ____________. Shadows become shorter between ____________. Shadows are shortest at ______ Shadows become longer between _______________, a period known as the ___________. Shadow's direction changes from __________ because the Sun's position changes from _________.

Word bank (use words as many times as needed): morning, afternoon, evening, noon, east, west,

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes how the shadow changes throughout the day?

• The shadow grows shorter in the morning, shortest at noon, and then grows long again in the afternoon.

• The shadow remains the same length all day.

• The shadow disappears at noon then grows again in the morning and afternoon.

• The shadow is longest at noon and short in the morning and afternoon.

Multiple Choice

How does the Earth's rotation on its axis affect the day and night cycle?

• It causes the seasons to change

• It causes day and night to occur

• It makes the moon orbit the Earth

• It changes the Earth's distance from the Sun

Word Cloud

Reflecting on what you learned about the Earth's rotation, the Sun's movement, and shadows, what are one or two words that impressed you or something you would like to know more about?