Part 1: Modeling Gravity (3 pts)
These people are standing on different parts of Earth. .
Draw an arrow for each person to show which way is UP for that person. Make sure to draw the point of the arrow.
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Part 2: Explaining Gravity (4 pts)
Question: Would any of these people fall off Earth? Why or why not? How do you know?
Explain using a claim, evidence from class and an explanation/reasoning.
Evidence: Use Evidence from the "The way things fall" video to support your claim (answer)
Question: Would any of these people fall off Earth? Why or why not? How do you know?
Sentence Starters:
Claim: These people would not fall of because ____________________
Evidence: The video shows ______________________
Reasoning (Explanation): Gravity is ____________________
Type your Claim, Evidence and Reasoning (Explanation) answer below:
Claim: Answer the question. You can use the words in the word bank. You don’t have to use
all the words.

Question: Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?
Sentence Starter: Claim: The sun up sometimes, but not other times because _______________________
Type your Claim below:
Evidence and Reasoning 1
Diagram 1:

You can use the words in the word bank. You don’t have to use all the words.

Evidence: How does Diagram 1 (picture) show the sun is up sometimes, but not other times?
Reasoning (Explanation): Explain how Diagram 1 shows the sun is up sometimes, but not other times.
Sentence Starters:
Evidence: Diagram 1 shows _______________________
Reasoning: This means ______________________
Type your Evidence and Reasoning (Explanation) answer below:
Evidence and Reasoning 2
You can use the words in the word bank. You don’t have to use all the words.

Evidence: How does the simulation or the Mount Nose vidoes (below) show the sun is up sometimes, but not other times?
Reasoning (Explanation): Explain why the sun is up sometimes, but not other times?
Sentence Starters: Evidence: The (choose one: simulation or Mount Nose videos) shows _______________________
Reasoning:
- When the Earth _____________________ and faces the sun it is ______________________ and we see the _______________.
-When the Earth _____________________ and faces away from the sun it is ______________________ and we see the _______________.
Type your Evidence and Reasoning (Explanation) answer below:
Mount Nose Model Videos
As a class, we demonstrated what a person would see from the top of Mount Nose, using our heads as a model of Earth.
Mount Nose Video 1
Mount Nose Video 2
Mount Nose Video 3
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TYPE ANYTHING HERE. I WILL GRADE YOUR WRITING
Language & Conventions: (1 point)
Answer in complete sentences.
Use unit vocabulary.
Use appropriate sentence starters.