Concept

Patterns

2 lessons

2026-04-26

Illustration of children playing on monkey bars

Rotation of the Earth

Learners are introduced to the rotation of the Earth through a video and the thinking routine ‘see, think, wonder.’ Learners read a short informational text about the rotation of the Earth and the patterns it creates.

Unit:Astronomy

Includes

Informational text about the rotation of the Earth, Astronomy unit vocabulary, Timelapse of the sun’s movement across the sky

2026-04-26

Data

ScienceSocial Studies5th Grade

Learners explore the concept of a pattern and practice interpreting data.

Unit:Astronomy

Includes

Data lesson slides, Video of the rotation of the Earth, Astronomy unit vocabulary

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Active listening Astronomical instruments Astronomy Belonging Cause and effect Character traits Collective identity Community mapping Compare and contrast Constellations Creative writing Critical thinking Cultural heritage Data collection Day and night Displacement Earth's revolution Earth's rotation Family Family history Folktale Food culture Future-thinking Home House of Wisdom Imagination Intergenerational knowledge Interviewing Islamic Golden Age Jerusalem List poetry Map literacy Mapping Measurement Memory Migration Narrative Narrative voice Nostalgia Observation Oral tradition Orbital motion Patterns Performance Personal history Personal narrative Perspective Place-based learning Place identity Plant life Power and representation Question crafting Read-aloud Reading comprehension Recipes Reflection Scholarship Scientific method Seasons Sensory observation Shadows Sound mapping Story Storytelling Sun's path Synthesis Visual literacy Voice Wonder