Write a scientific explanation paragraph using the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning strategy to answer the question below. Use evidence from one of the three choices.
Question: Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
Sentence starters:
Claim: The sun up sometimes, but not other times because ______________________________
Evidence: (Choose one piece of evidence: Simulation, Mount Nose Model, or sunset picture)
The ___________________________shows _____________________________
Explanation:
- It takes _________________ or ___________________ for the Earth to spin one time.
- When the Earth spins and faces the sun, it is ________________________ and we see ______________________________.
- When the Earth spins and faces away from the sun, it is ________________________ and we see ______________________________.
Question: Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
Choose the correct answer for this question.
-We see the stars sometimes, but not other times because the sun is very bright
-The sun looks bigger and brighter to us because the sun is the closest star to Earth.
-The sun up sometimes, but not other times because the Earth spins (rotates)
Claim: The sun up sometimes, but not other times because the Earth spins (rotates)
Evidence: How did the sim show that we see the sun sometimes, but not other times?
Choose the correct answer.
-It shows stars and sun moving in the sky view, but stars do not move. The Earth is spinning (rotating) in the system view.
-It shows the Earth going around the sun
-It shows the stars are in the sky in the daytime, but we can't see them.
Claim: The sun up sometimes, but not other times because the Earth spins (rotates)
Evidence: How did the Mount Nose model show that we see the sun sometimes, but not other times?
Choose the correct answer.
-It shows the stars are in the sky in the daytime, but we can't see them.
-It shows that it takes when the Earth faces the sun, it is daytime and when the Earth faces away from the sun, it is nighttime.
-It shows the Earth going around the sun
Claim: The sun up sometimes, but not other times because the Earth spins (rotates)
Evidence: How did the sunset picture show that we see the sun sometimes, but not other times?
Choose the correct answer.
-It shows that it takes when the Earth faces the sun, it is daytime and when the Earth faces away from the sun, it is nighttime.
-It shows the sun going down in the sky, but the Earth is spinning away from the sun
-It shows the Earth going around the sun
How much time does it take the Earth to spin one time. Select all that apply
1 month
1 day
1 hour
24 hours
Choose the correct answer:
When the Earth spins and faces the sun, it is daytime and we see the stars
When the Earth spins and faces the sun, it is daytime and we see the sun
When the Earth spins and faces the sun, it is daytime and we see the moon
Choose the correct answer:
When the Earth spins and faces away fromthe sun, it is nighttime and we see the stars
When the Earth spins and faces away fromthe sun, it is nighttime and we see the sun
When the Earth spins and faces away fromthe sun, it is nighttime and we see the moon
