Original Project
Weather and Climate II: Seasonal Differences
Changes in the orientation of earth’s axis of rotation with respect to the sun over the course of a year cause…
Item CL102002: Only in March and September does the sun reach its maximum height in the sky at the equator.
In which months during a year does the sun reach its maximum height in the sky above places on the equator?
- All year
- Only in March
- Only in September
- In March and September only
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 591 | 2183 | 27% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 303 | 1121 | 27% |
| 9–12 | 288 | 1056 | 27% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 271 | 1046 | 26% |
| Female | 298 | 1074 | 28% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 517 | 1909 | 27% |
| Other | 46 | 185 | 25% |
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- ESS1.A Patterns of the apparent motion of the sun, the moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, predicted, and explained with models.
ESS1.B The orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around Earth, together with the rotation of Earth about an axis between its North and South poles, cause observable patterns. These include day and night; daily changes in the length and direction of shadows; and different positions of the sun, moon, and stars at different times of the day, month, and year.