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PES 2.5 How Does Up Change?

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Objective: SWBAT model the movement of Earth to show which way is up and which way is down in different locations.

Chapter Question: Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?

Warm Up - Up and Down at One Time

Two KIPPsters were asked by their teacher to show which way was up and which way was down for two people on Earth. Their work from the modeling tool is below.

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Which model correctly shows up/down for their people on Earth - Model 1 or Model 2?

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How do you know the model you chose is correct? Explain your answer.

Use all the sentence starters to write your sentences:
Down is ______________________________.
Up is ______________________________.

Spinning Globe


  • Take a look at the locations of different places (states and countries) on Earth.
  • Is it daytime or nighttime?
  • If you are standing at part of the world, what do you see above in the sky? What do you see below?
Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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Is it daytime or nighttime in Florida?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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What would you see when you look above in the sky?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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What would you see when you look down below?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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Is it daytime or nighttime in Hawaii?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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What would you see when you look above in the sky?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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What would you see when you look down below?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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Is it daytime or nighttime in Egypt?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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What would you see when you look above in the sky?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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What would you see when you look down below?

You just created models of up and down for two persons standing on Earth at one particular time. We will now explore how what we observe as up in the sky changes over time, even though up is always away from Earth.

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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If you’re standing in Florida, and you see the sun up above you, what would a person in Hawaii see up above them?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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If you were a person in Hawaii and it was daytime, which way would be down for the person in Florida?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.
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If the Earth continued to spin around the sun for months, what direction would be up in Florida?

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Up is always toward the sun

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Up is always toward the stars

GOAL: Show how two people can see the same things in the sky at different times.


DIRECTIONS:
  • Go to the modeling tool HERE. (Log in with Amplify if you need to.)
  • Double click the Earth in Time 1 and rotate it so Person A would see the sun and Person B would see Orion. Use the purple dot to rotate the Earth.
  • Click the Earth in the Time 2 and rotate it so Person A would see Orion and Person B would see the sun.
  • Place an up/down arrow next to each person in both times to show which way is up and which way is down. Rotate them with the purple dot if you need to.
Then, use your model to answer the questions below.
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As person A rotated to from seeing the sun to seeing Orion, did UP and DOWN stay the same or change?

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As Earth spins, how does UP stay the same?

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As Earth spins, how does DOWN stay the same?

Positions of the Moon as it Orbits Earth

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When do we see the moon?

Add moon video

  • The moon orbits (goes around) the Earth.
  • It takes the moon 30 days (about 1 month) to orbit (go around) the Earth.
  • When the moon and the sun are on the same side of earth, we can see the moon in the daytime.
  • When the moon is on the opposite side of earth as the sun, we cannot see the moon in the daytime.
Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.

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Is it daytime in Florida. IS THE MOON IS ON THE SAME OR OPPOSITE SIDE AS THE SUN?

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Can you see the moon in the daytime?

Use the diagram/model to answer the questions on the right.

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Is it daytime in Florida. IS THE MOON IS ON THE SAME OR OPPOSITE SIDE AS THE SUN?

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Can you see the moon in the daytime?

Exit Ticket

DIRECTIONS: Use the model below to answer the questions.

For the model below, use the DRAWING TOOL draw arrows to show which direction is DOWN for each person.


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For the model below, use the DRAWING TOOL draw arrows
to show which direction is DOWN for each person.

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Is UP the same direction for both of these people? How do you know?