Patterns of Earth and Sky Vocabulary

A scientist who studies stars, planets, and objects in the universe

• doctor

• astronomer

• scientist

• teacher

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NGSS.1-ESS1-1

an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth

• clouds

• sun

• constellation

• pattern

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NGSS.1-ESS1-1

observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

• test

• study

• data

• information

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NGSS.2-PS1-1

a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime

• week

• day

• month

• year

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

a description of how something works and why something happens

• reason

• question

• evidence

• explanation

information that supports an answer to a question

• evidence

• reason

• question

• answer

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NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

an attempt to find out about something

• evidence

• evidence

• question

• investigation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching

• rope

• gravity

• pulling

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

• model

• investigation

• scientist

• evidence

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NGSS.K-2-ETS1-2

NGSS.K-ESS3-1

to move in a regular pat around something

• circle

• around

• orbit

• run

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4