Mission Library

Season Search

Daylight and Seasons
Grades K-3

The Mission

25 min

Storyline

Students will use their knowledge of seasonal daylight patterns to help people on Tristell and Dejerria.

New settlers are about to head to Tristell to live, but they don't know how Tristell's seasons compare to what they're used to on Earth. By analyzing daylight patterns, the crew will determine what's going to be different o...

3-Dimensional Science

Phenomenon

The amount of daylight changes from season to season in a way that can be observed and predicted.

Science and Engineering Practices

Asking Questions and Defining Problems

  • Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

  • Ask and/or identify questions that can be answered by an investigation.

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

  • Make observations (firsthand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

  • Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.

Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

  • Describe how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) support a scientific or engineering idea.

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns

  • Children recognize that patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System

  • Patterns of movement of the sun, moon, and stars as seen from Earth can be obseved, described, and predicted.

Targeted Standards

Resources

  • Device for teacher
  • Laptops or iPads for each student in class
  • Large screen to mirror to

Skills in Action

Critical ThinkingCollaborationResilienceProblem SolvingInitiative