Third trimester- March 27- June 23rd 

Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles 

1. How does the sun affect your life?

2. Why is understanding cause and effect important to your life?

3. What is the relationship between patterns and natural phenomena?

• Use observations to describe patterns in the natural world in order to answer scientific questions
• Observe patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky and how it can be observed, described and predicted

• space
• sun
• moon
• stars
• solar system
• eastern horizon
• atmosphere
• pathway
• light pollution
• universe 
• year gravity 
• orbit
• season 
• revolution  
• Light
• Reflection
• Ultraviolet Radiation

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations:

- planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions to test solutions to problems on prior experiences

-make observations to collect data that can be used to make comparisons 

Annalyzing and Interpreting Data: 

- analyzing data on prior experiences, collecting, recording, and sharing observations

-use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns in the natural world in order to answer scientific questions

• PLTW Online Resources
• PLTW Hands-On Manipulatives
• EngageNY.org Astronomy Unit
• Science Spin 
• Scholastic News- Mae Reaches for the Stars, The Stars Between Us
• BrainPopJr. titles- Sun, Solar System, Moon, Mars, and Earth 
• Teacher Pay Teachers Resources 
• Mystery Science

Additional Resources 

The Sun For Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQSECrMIygg

The Moon For Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bSShLJMOmc&t=439s

 What Are Stars?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrS3Ye8p61Y

Planets In The Solar System For Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8YzKyot4Pc

Assessment of star pattern observation 

Students observation and participation 

Rubric

Third trimester: March 27th- June 23rd 

Space Systems: Patterns and Cycles 

How can students make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year? 

• Make observations to collect data that can be used to make comparisons 
• Seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset can be observed, described, and predicted 
• Patterns in natural can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence 

• space
• sun
• moon
• stars
• solar system
• eartern horizon
• atmosphere
• pathway
• light pollution
• universe
• year
• orbit 
• gravity 
• season
• revolution

• Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions 
• Test solutions to problems on prior experiences and progresses to simple investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to support explanations or design solutions 
• Observe, describe and make predictions on seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset

EngageNY.org Astronomy Unit 

Scholastic News- Mae Reaches for the Stars, The Stars Between Us

BrainPopJr. titles- Sun, Solar System, Moon, Mars, and Earth 

Teacher Pay Teachers Resources 

Assessment of seasonal patterns 

 Students observation and participation