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5th grade · Science · Unit 10 of 11

Sun, Stars & Shadows

Why the sun looks bright, and daily and seasonal patterns.

What your child practices

Practices why the sun looks brighter than other stars (it is much closer), and patterns in shadows, day and night, and stars seen in different seasons.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: 5-ESS1-1; 5-ESS1-2 · the sun's brightness and distance, and patterns of shadows, day and night, and seasonal stars

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The sun is a…

    • planet
    • star
    • moon
    • comet

  2. Question 2

    How long does Earth take to orbit the sun?

    • About one year
    • One week
    • One month
    • One day

  3. Question 3

    Days in Washington are shortest in…

    • December
    • August
    • June
    • July

  4. Question 4

    In the morning, the sun is in the east, so your shadow points…

    • west
    • east
    • nowhere
    • up

  5. Question 5

    Shadows are shortest around…

    • midnight
    • sunset
    • noon
    • sunrise

  6. Question 6

    A shadow graph over a day shows long, short, then long again. Why?

    • The sun rises, gets high, then sets
    • Clouds came
    • The ground moved
    • The object changed size

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