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The Earth and Sun: Investigations for the third grade
In this set of lessons for a third-grade curriculum unit on the Earth and Sun, students progress from observing the Sun's path through the daytime sky to understanding that the Sun's apparent motion is actually a result of Earth's rotation about an axis.
Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
Getting an angle on light
Students will discover that the angle of the sun can mark time and is responsible for the color we see in the sky. Students will also understand that light can be reflected and refracted.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics and Science)
By Janet Jones.