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Grade 2 Science · World 2: Shadow Park · Level 8
The Sun's Path
The sun seems to move across the sky: it rises in the east, is high at midday, and sets in the west.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 8
- Every morning, the sun rises in the east. It starts low in the sky.
- As the day goes on, it climbs higher. Around midday, the sun is highest in the sky.
- Then it sinks lower and lower, and sets in the west in the evening.
- The sun doesn't really travel across the sky. Earth is spinning! As it turns, the sun seems to move.
- Remember: never look straight at the sun. It can hurt your eyes.
- Your turn! Put the sun's day in order.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S2E2.a — Plan and carry out an investigation to determine the effect of the position of the sun in relation to a fixed object on Earth at various times of the day.