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Fifth Grade Solar System Model - Coggle Diagram
Fifth Grade Solar System Model
1.) Observable Patterns
in Apparent Motion
day and night
daily changes in shadows (length and direction)
seasonal changes in shadows (length and direction)
(monthly) phases of the moon
daily path of the sun
daily path of the moon (and 50 minute lag)
yearly changes in the stars
daily paths of the stars
seasonal changes in the path of the sun
stars appear in constellations
that appear to move together
planets change position and are not always visible
2.) Model
The Earth rotates on an axis between its
north and south poles.
The moon orbits the Earth.
The Earth orbits the Sun.
3.) Stars
The sun is a star.
Stars are other suns.
Stars range greatly in their size
and distance from Earth.
The Sun appear larger because
it is so much closer than
other stars.