Patterns in the Sky

Standards/ Standard:

Objectives
-1. Use observations of the sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns
that can be predicted

a. • Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the

sky can be observed, described, and predicted.

Objectives:

-students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of planetary

movement.

-Students will be able to describe the movement of stars, the sun, and
the moon.
What is a Pattern?
A pattern is something that repeats over and over
again like the sun setting, and the moon rising.
Does our sun
follow a
pattern?

● Yes! Our sun rises in the

East and Sets in the West.
● It starts on one side, and
moves over us during the
day.
● Our shadows move,
because the sun moves.
Does our moon follow a
pattern?
Yes! Our moon moves around us too, and that is
why it looks different sometimes.

Have you seen a full moon?

Have you seen the moon when it is just a sliver?

 Do the stars
follow a pattern?
Yes! Just like the sun and
moon, stars move in the sky
too.
Our sun, moon, and
stars all have
patterns!
-The sun rises in the East and sets in the
West, that is a pattern!

-The moon changes shape depending on

where it is in our sky, that is a pattern too!

-The stars move across the night sky, you

guessed it, that is a pattern!
Learning Check

Does the sun rise and set in the same place?

Does the moon always stay in one place?

Do the stars move in the night sky?

More to learn!

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