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Why
Does the Sun "Rise" and "Set"?
Exploring the Earth's Daily Cycle
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to Lesson)
| National
Science Education Standards |
Earth
and Space Science
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Objects
in the sky have patterns of movement. The sun, for example,
appears to move across the sky in the same way every day.
(K-4)
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Most
objects in the solar system are in regular and predictable
motion. Those motions explain phenomena such as the day, the
year, phases of the moon, and eclipses. (5-8)
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| National
Geography Standards |
- How
to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and
technologies to acquire, process, and report information.
- How
to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments
on Earth's surface.
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