NGSS Statement from ESS1.A MS :
Patterns of the apparent motion of the sun, the moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, predicted, and explained with models.
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Sunlight strikes the earth at a 90° angle at only one place at any given time. |
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The sun is directly overhead at only one place on earth at a single moment. |
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Sunlight strikes only one point on the sunlit side of the earth at a 90° angle at any given time. |
The sun is never directly overhead at a place that is 30° north of the equator. |
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Only in March and September does the sun reach its maximum height in the sky at the equator. |
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Places at the same latitude receive the same number of hours of daylight every day of the year. |
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