Lesson 84 of 84 · Day and Night

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Day and Night (Part 5)

🧪Lab Brief #84

Day and Night.

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ 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

The sun comes up in the morning and goes down at night. This gives us day and night!

Key Words

star
sky
day

Materials Needed

ball (Earth)
small ball (moon)
dark room
paper plate
markers
string

Safety First

Use materials only as directed in the experiment.
Keep small objects away from young children.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Day and Night.

Step 2 — Do

Point to where the sun is in the sky. Is it high or low?

Step 3 — Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 — Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Is it dark at night because the sun goes away?

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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