P-PS3-1: Sunlight and the Earth's Surface
Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. (Cause and Effect)
Clarification Statement: Examples of effects could include illumination, shadows casted, and the warming effect on living organisms and nonliving things.
Assessment Boundary: Assessment of effects is limited to relative measures: e.g. warm/cool, bright/dark.
Evidence Statement
Science Practices
Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
Disciplinary Core Ideas
PS3.B: Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
Assessments
Phenomena
Anchor Charts
Video
Vocabulary
Cause and Effect
Sunlight
Earth’s surface
Warm/Cool
Bright/Dark
Learning Plans
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