5-ESS1-2
Use a model to communicate Earth’s relationship to the Sun, Moon, and other stars that explain (a) why people on Earth experience day and night, (b) patterns in daily changes in length and direction of shadows over a day, and (c) changes in the apparent position of the Sun, Moon, and stars at different times during a day, over a month, and over a year.
- Clarification Statements:
- Models should illustrate that the Earth, Sun, and Moon are spheres; include orbits of the Earth around the Sun and of the Moon around Earth; and demonstrate Earth’s rotation about its axis.
- Assessment Boundary:
- Causes of lunar phases or seasons, or use of Earth’s tilt are not expected in state assessment.
- Causes of lunar phases or seasons, or use of Earth’s tilt are not expected in state assessment.