The Sun and Earth

In this lesson, students will read about how Earth spins, making it look like the Sun moves across the sky.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can explain why the Sun looks like it moves across the sky.

WIDA Standard 4 (Science): Describe Earth’s daily rotation and the apparent motion of the Sun.

WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use sequence words (morning, noon, evening, night) to explain observations.

WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames (e.g., “It looks like the Sun moves, but Earth is rotating.”).

LANGUAGE: English