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Sun, Moon & Stars
CONCEPTUALIdentify the Sun, Moon, and stars as objects in the sky and describe basic differences: the Sun gives light and heat during the day, stars are tiny points of light at night, and the Moon can appear in both the day and night sky
Mastery Evidence
- Name the Sun, Moon, and stars as objects in the sky
- State that the Sun appears during the day and gives us light and heat
- State that stars appear at night and the Moon can sometimes be seen during the day too
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] point out the Sun, Moon, and stars and tell you something simple about each one — like that the Sun gives us light and heat?”
Prerequisites1
- Why seasons changesoftAges 5—7
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- Why seasons change soft
Curriculum daylight/seasons observation supports exploratory Sun/Moon/stars identification
- Naming the Planets soft
Relating daylight length to time of year draws on orbit and solar system vocabulary
- Days, Weeks, Months & Years soft
Observing and describing seasonal changes requires basic date and time vocabulary (months, seasons, year)
- Ordering Events in Time hard
Understanding days/months/years builds on sequencing events chronologically
Unlocks4
- Spotting ConstellationshardAges 5—7
- Moon PhaseshardAges 5—7
- The Sun is a starhardAges 7—9
- Our Solar SystemhardAges 5—7