Earth & Space Science

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Earth, Moon, and Sun
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Earth, Moon, and Sun

Earth is part of a system of fast-moving objects in space. This unit helps students understand that Earth rotates on its axis, Earth revolves around the Sun, and the Moon revolves around Earth. These movements affect important aspects of our daily lives, including night and day, our calendars, the availability of light and heat, and the appearance of the Moon and the Sun in the sky. Humans have an ever-growing understanding of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun move and interact. This understanding helps us make sense of what we see in the sky, both by day and by night.

Unit Nonfiction Books

Book cover shows Earth, the Sun, and the Moon surrounded by stars.

Earth, Moon, Sun, and Stars

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Lesson Resources

Project-Based Learning Packs

Using the Sun to Tell Time

Interactive Science Lessons

Days and Moon Phases

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Process Activities

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Supporting Materials

Reading A-Z Books

Book Assembly

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