Thursday 9/25 - PES 3.4

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PES 3.4 - Dog Days of Summer

Read the book "Dog Days of Summer"

Review Dog Days of Summer

Independent Practice

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Thursday 9/25 - PES 3.4

Last updated 3 months ago

10 questions

PES 3.4 - Dog Days of Summer

💚 Using the patterns in the data table above, what constellation would be visible on December 1, 2038?

Could we ever see Monoceros and Aquila in the night sky at the same time? How do you know?

Read the book "Dog Days of Summer"

Review Dog Days of Summer

Sirius, the Dog Star (pages 6 and 7)

Each of the dog constellations has one especially bright star, but the bright star in Canis Major is the brightest star in the night sky. Astronomers usually call this star Sirius. That is what the ancient Roman people called it. Many other people just call it the Dog Star.

There is one star that looks brighter than the Dog Star, but it's not a star you see at night. That star is the sun. The sun looks bigger and brighter only because it is much closer to Earth than any other star. The Dog Star is actually larger than the sun, but it is much farther away from Earth--more than half a million times farther.

According to the text, why does the sun look so much bigger and brighter to us than the Dog Star if the Dog Star is larger than the sun?

💚 When is the Dog Star visible in the sky?

💚 When is the Dog Star not visible in the sky?

Independent Practice

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Annie’s class visited a planetarium, a museum about space and stars, where they watched a program called “Summer Constellations.” During the program, the instructor used her pointer to show the students how to find constellations in the summer sky. At the end of the program, Annie asked if the instructor would point out Orion. The instructor said, “I can’t do that because Orion isn’t visible in the summer sky. Do you know why?”

💚 Explain your answer for number 9

Criteria For Success:
Describe the position of earth, sun, and Orion in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.
Orion is not visible in the summer because _________

Thursday 9/25 - PES 3.4

Thursday 9/25 - PES 3.4

💚 Using the patterns in the data table above, what constellation would be visible on December 1, 2038?

Could we ever see Monoceros and Aquila in the night sky at the same time? How do you know?

According to the text, why does the sun look so much bigger and brighter to us than the Dog Star if the Dog Star is larger than the sun?

💚 When is the Dog Star visible in the sky?

💚 When is the Dog Star not visible in the sky?

💚 Explain your answer for number 9

Criteria For Success:
Describe the position of earth, sun, and Orion in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.
Orion is not visible in the summer because _________

💚 Using the patterns in the data table above, what constellation would be visible on December 1, 2038?

Could we ever see Monoceros and Aquila in the night sky at the same time? How do you know?

According to the text, why does the sun look so much bigger and brighter to us than the Dog Star if the Dog Star is larger than the sun?

💚 When is the Dog Star visible in the sky?

💚 When is the Dog Star not visible in the sky?

Check For Understanding

Why isn’t the Dog Star easy to see in summer?

Criteria For Success:
Describe about the position of earth, sun, and the Dog Star in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.

The Dog Star isn't easy to see in summer because ___________________

💚 Check Your Understanding!

Using our key concept from today, which of the following constellations would the observer be able to see right above their head during September nights?

💚 Choose the explanation you think Annie should use to explain why Orion is not visible in the summer.

💚 Explain your answer for number 9

Criteria For Success:
Describe the position of earth, sun, and Orion in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.
Orion is not visible in the summer because _________

Check For Understanding

Why isn’t the Dog Star easy to see in summer?

Criteria For Success:
Describe about the position of earth, sun, and the Dog Star in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.

The Dog Star isn't easy to see in summer because ___________________

💚 Check Your Understanding!

Using our key concept from today, which of the following constellations would the observer be able to see right above their head during September nights?

💚 Choose the explanation you think Annie should use to explain why Orion is not visible in the summer.

Thursday 9/25 - PES 3.4

Thursday 9/25 - PES 3.4

💚 Using the patterns in the data table above, what constellation would be visible on December 1, 2038?

Could we ever see Monoceros and Aquila in the night sky at the same time? How do you know?

According to the text, why does the sun look so much bigger and brighter to us than the Dog Star if the Dog Star is larger than the sun?

💚 When is the Dog Star visible in the sky?

💚 When is the Dog Star not visible in the sky?

💚 Explain your answer for number 9Criteria For Success:Describe the position of earth, sun, and Orion in the summer.Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.Orion is not visible in the summer because _________

💚 Using the patterns in the data table above, what constellation would be visible on December 1, 2038?

Could we ever see Monoceros and Aquila in the night sky at the same time? How do you know?

According to the text, why does the sun look so much bigger and brighter to us than the Dog Star if the Dog Star is larger than the sun?

💚 When is the Dog Star visible in the sky?

💚 When is the Dog Star not visible in the sky?

Check For UnderstandingWhy isn’t the Dog Star easy to see in summer?Criteria For Success:Describe about the position of earth, sun, and the Dog Star in the summer.Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.The Dog Star isn't easy to see in summer because ___________________

💚 Check Your Understanding! Using our key concept from today, which of the following constellations would the observer be able to see right above their head during September nights?

💚 Choose the explanation you think Annie should use to explain why Orion is not visible in the summer.

💚 Explain your answer for number 9Criteria For Success:Describe the position of earth, sun, and Orion in the summer.Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.Orion is not visible in the summer because _________

Check For UnderstandingWhy isn’t the Dog Star easy to see in summer?Criteria For Success:Describe about the position of earth, sun, and the Dog Star in the summer.Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.The Dog Star isn't easy to see in summer because ___________________

💚 Check Your Understanding! Using our key concept from today, which of the following constellations would the observer be able to see right above their head during September nights?

💚 Choose the explanation you think Annie should use to explain why Orion is not visible in the summer.

💚 Explain your answer for number 9

Criteria For Success:
Describe the position of earth, sun, and Orion in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.
Orion is not visible in the summer because _________

Check For Understanding

Why isn’t the Dog Star easy to see in summer?

Criteria For Success:
Describe about the position of earth, sun, and the Dog Star in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.

The Dog Star isn't easy to see in summer because ___________________

💚 Check Your Understanding!

Using our key concept from today, which of the following constellations would the observer be able to see right above their head during September nights?

💚 Explain your answer for number 9

Criteria For Success:
Describe the position of earth, sun, and Orion in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.
Orion is not visible in the summer because _________

Check For Understanding

Why isn’t the Dog Star easy to see in summer?

Criteria For Success:
Describe about the position of earth, sun, and the Dog Star in the summer.
Explain why the Orion is not visible in the summer.

The Dog Star isn't easy to see in summer because ___________________

💚 Check Your Understanding!

Using our key concept from today, which of the following constellations would the observer be able to see right above their head during September nights?