Grade 2 Science: Sun and Moon

The sun affects the location of your shadow by:

• Changing its length and direction throughout the day

• Keeping it constant regardless of time

• Making it disappear completely

• Only affecting it during sunrise and sunset

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

NGSS.K-PS3-1

Explain how the light or shadow affects or changes your shadow's size, shape, and location. Include an illustration in your response.

• Light affects the size, shape, and location of a shadow by changing its angle and intensity.

• Shadows remain constant regardless of light changes.

• Only the shape of a shadow changes with light, not the size or location.

• Light has no effect on shadows.

The different phases of the moon are caused by

• the days of the month

• the position of the Earth in its orbit around the sun

• the angle we see the sunlit side of the moon as it revolves around the Earth

• the tide level of the oceans

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

Which of the following statements best describes one way that the Moon is different from Earth?

• The Moon is not solid.

• The Moon has no gravity.

• The Moon has almost no atmosphere.

• The Moon receives almost no solar light.

Later in the day the sun’s position in the sky will change. From what you know about light and shadows how will this affect or change your shadow’s size, shape, and location. Explain why your shadow will change.

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

In the picture below, Texas is the area of Earth labeled side A where the X is drawn. What do you know for sure is happening in Texas?

• It is day in Texas

• It is summer in Texas

• It is night in Texas

• It is winter in Texas

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

What is the purpose of the flashlight?

• To model the sun

• To model the moon

• To model outer planets

• To model Earth

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

NGSS.K-PS3-1

NGSS.1-PS4-2

The sun affects the location of your shadow.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Later in the day the sun’s position in the sky will change. From what you know about light and shadows how will this affect or change your shadow’s size, shape, and location. Explain why your shadow will change. Include an illustration.

• The shadow will become longer and move to the east.

• The shadow will become shorter and move to the west.

• The shadow will remain the same size and location.

• The shadow will disappear completely.

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1

NGSS.K-PS3-1

What causes the Moon to appear to change shape (phases of the moon) in the sky?

• The Moon moving closer and farther from Earth

• The Earth's shadow on the Moon

• The Moon's rotation

• The Moon's orbit around the Earth

Tags

NGSS.1-ESS1-1