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Sky Patterns at the River Bend

Use observations from a river overlook to find patterns and predict where or when the sun, moon, and stars may be seen.

Grade 1ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1-ESS1-1

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  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 NGSS standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 12 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Science
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use repeated observations to predict the sun's place in the sky.
  • Students use moon observations to predict changes in its place during a morning.
  • Students compare daytime and nighttime observations of the sun, moon, and stars.

How to use

Read the sky notes and questions aloud. Help children find evidence in the notes, then have them explain their final prediction with words or a dictated sentence.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

1-ESS1-1

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

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Name Date

Sky Patterns at the River Bend

Use sky notes to predict what comes next.

Sun Notes

Listen to the notes. Use them to answer. Never look straight at the sun.

A View from the River Overlook

A science club visits a river overlook. The group stands in the same spot each time. Signs mark east and west. An adult helps record where the sun appears without anyone looking straight at it. Both days have clear skies.

Tuesday: Morning—low in the east. Noon—high in the sky. Late afternoon—low in the west.

Wednesday: Morning—low in the east. Noon—high in the sky. Late afternoon—low in the west.

1.
Where will the sun most likely appear on the next clear morning?
  • A. Low in the west
  • B. Low in the east
  • C. High in the sky
  • D. Below the ground
2.
Match each time to the sun's place in both days' notes.
  1. Morning
  2. Noon
  3. Late afternoon
  1. A. High in the sky
  2. B. Low in the west
  3. C. Low in the east

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