Lesson 5 of 84 · Days and Seasons

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Stars in the Night Sky

🧪Lab Brief #5

Days and Seasons.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

When you look at the night sky, the light from some stars took years to reach your eyes!

Key Words

planet
Earth
orbit

Materials Needed

paper plate
markers
string
tape

Safety First

Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.
Adult supervision recommended.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about what you already know about Days and Seasons.

Step 2 — Do

Trace your shadow in the morning and again in the afternoon. How did it change?

Step 3 — Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 — Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Why can we see the moon at night?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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