Item 4: What happens to the length of a shadow when we see the sun set? It is shorter. It is longer. It stays the same as all day. Item 5: Teacher Directions: (Give student the Sun/Shadow Cut-outs) Match the time (morning, noon, and afternoon) to the picture that shows the correct sun and shadow. Answer Key (for teacher use only): Item 1: Graph should match collected data. Item 2: Answer should match data from student graph. Item 3: A, The earth rotates on its axis. Item 4: B. It is longer Item 5: Student should match pictures with appropriate time. Sun/Shadow Cut-outs 5-ESS1-2 Earth and Space Sciences: Place in the Elementary Earth’s Universe ACCESS POINT (Intermediate): 5-ESS1-2.I. Student will organize given data on daily changes in the shadows, day and night, or seasonal appearance of stars, AND describe patterns in the data. PERFORMANCE TASK Requirements: Every performance task must have at least five unique items/questions. Student must organize data AND create a graph. Patterns may include: Daily changes in the length and direction of shadows Yearly changes in the hours of daylight (different sunrise and sunset times) Yearly changes in which stars are visible at night Yearly changes in the position of the sun in the sky/in the length and direction of shadows In a multiple-choice item, a minimum of three answer choices must be provided. Restrictions: Patterns cannot include the causes of the seasons or the phases of the moon.
Item 4: What happens to the length of a shadow when we see the sun set? It is shorter. It is longer. It stays the same as all day. Item 5: Teacher Directions: (Give student the Sun/Shadow Cut-outs) Match the time (morning, noon, and afternoon) to the picture that shows the correct sun and shadow. Answer Key (for teacher use only): Item 1: Graph should match collected data. Item 2: Answer should match data from student graph. Item 3: A, The earth rotates on its axis. Item 4: B. It is longer Item 5: Student should match pictures with appropriate time. Sun/Shadow Cut-outs 5-ESS1-2 Earth and Space Sciences: Earth’s Place in the Universe Elementary ACCESS POINT (Intermediate): 5-ESS1-2.I. Student will organize given data on daily changes in the shadows, day and night, or seasonal appearance of stars, AND describe patterns in the data. PERFORMANCE TASK Requirements: Every performance task must have at least five unique items/questions. Student must organize data AND create a graph. Patterns may include: Daily changes in the length and direction of shadows Yearly changes in the hours of daylight (different sunrise and sunset times) Yearly changes in which stars are visible at night Yearly changes in the position of the sun in the sky/in the length and direction of shadows In a multiple-choice item, a minimum of three answer choices must be provided. Restrictions: Patterns cannot include the causes of the seasons or the phases of the moon.
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