Monday 9/22 Review PES Mid Unit - Elorde Tuliao | Biblioteka

Reading data table

Read the labels for each column
Read the numbers
Use the information from the data table to answer the question

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Which data from the table supports the claim that Canopus is the smallest and dimmest (not bright) star to those on Earth?

A. It has the smallest size

B. It is a red star and that is difficult to see

C. It is the farthest away from Earth

D. It is the largest star in this solar system

There are two people standing on opposite sides of the Earth. They both drop a rock. Which way will the rock move? Why?

Science Minus Details: June 2012

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Student 1 Paragraph: "The rock will move bc the gravity pulls it down."
What is missing from this paragraph?
Criteria For Success:
Claim - Short answer to the question
Evidence - Use evidence from the video below
Reasoning - Explain why the rock moves in that direction AND explain the direction with details.

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Student 2 Paragraph: "The rock will move down because of gravity. In the video, it shows in the rock falling down to the ground when they drop them. This is caused by gravity . This shows gravitys force is pulling the rocks down ."
What is wrong or missing from this paragraph?
Criteria For Success
Claim - Short answer to the question
Evidence - Use evidence from the video below
Reasoning - Explain why the rock moves in that direction AND explain the direction with details.

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

Images from PES simulation

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Student Paragraph:
"The sun is up some times but when the earth faces away from the sun its night time. The sun is up in the daytime because the sun is bright. The sun is not up in the nightime cause the Earth spins to nightime. It takes 1day or 24 hours for the Earth to spin."
What is wrong with this paragraph?
Criteria For Success:
Claim - Short answer to the question
Evidence - Use evidence from the PES simulation
Reasoning - Explain your answer with details.
- Explain when the sun is up and why (which way the earth is facing).
- Explain when the sun is not up and why (which way the earth is facing).
- Explain how long it takes for the earth to move in the pattern that causes daytime and nighttime.

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Which picture is showing “down” at all four locations?

A

B

C

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Brianna says that ‘UP’ means something different in different places around the world. Why is she wrong?

A. She is wrong because up always means towards the north.

B. She is not wrong, she is correct because sometimes up is toward the stars and sometimes up is towards the sun. Up changes in different places on Earth.

C. She is wrong because up always means away from the ground, anywhere on Earth.

D. There is no way to tell if Brianna is wrong or not.