5.9A

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The student recognizes patterns among the Sun, Earth, and Moon system and their effects.

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The student is expected to demonstrate that Earth rotates on its axis once approximately every 24 hours and explain how that causes the day/night cycle and the appearance of the Sun moving across the sky, resulting in changes in shadow positions and shapes.

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Earth & Space - Day and Night, Patterns on Earth and in Space

K.9.A identify, describe, and predict the patterns of day and night and their observable characteristics;

3.9.A construct models and explain the orbits of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in relation to each other

4.9.A collect and analyze data to identify sequences and predict patterns of change in seasons such as change in temperature and length of daylight

6.9.A model and illustrate how the tilted Earth revolves around the Sun, causing changes in seasons

6.9.B describe and predict how the positions of the Earth, Sun, and Moon cause daily, spring, and neap cycles of ocean tides due to gravitational forces

7.9.C analyze the characteristics of Earth that allow life to exist such as the proximity of the Sun, presence of water, and composition of the atmosphere