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Sunrise and Sunset Tracking
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Sunrise and Sunset Tracking
🌅 Part 1: Understanding Sunrise and Sunset
1. What is a sunrise?
When the sun appears on the horizon in the morning
When the sun is hottest during the day
When clouds cover the sun
2. What causes sunrise and sunset to happen?
The sun moves around Earth
Earth rotates (spins) on its axis
The moon blocks the sun
3. Which direction does the sun rise from?
North
East
West
South
4. Complete this sentence:
The sun sets in the _____________ direction each evening.
📊 Part 2: Tracking Data
5. Fill in the sunrise and sunset tracking chart for this week:
Monday: Sunrise: _______ am | Sunset: _______ pm
Tuesday: Sunrise: _______ am | Sunset: _______ pm
Wednesday: Sunrise: _______ am | Sunset: _______ pm
Thursday: Sunrise: _______ am | Sunset: _______ pm
Friday: Sunrise: _______ am | Sunset: _______ pm
6. Look at your data. What pattern do you notice about the sunrise times?
7. How many hours of daylight were there on Wednesday? (Hint: Count from sunrise to sunset)
There were approximately _______ hours of daylight on Wednesday.
🌄 Part 3: Observations and Predictions
8. Draw what you see during a sunrise or sunset. Label the horizon in your drawing.
9. Do you think sunrise and sunset times stay exactly the same all year? Explain your thinking.
10. Use these scientific words to write one sentence about what you learned:
Word bank: rotation, horizon, sunrise, sunset, Earth, daylight
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