Day and Night on a Flat Earth - NSTA
嚜澳ay and Night on
a Flat Earth
Imagine it is 3,000 years ago. The Native Americans who lived
here did not have globes or any reasons to believe that Earth is
round. They observed that the Sun rose every day in the east and
set in the west.
WEST
EAST
How do you think the Native Americans explained how the Sun got
back to the east in the morning?
Copyright ? 2011 NSTA Press. From Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners,
Grades 3每5, by Susan Koba with Carol T. Mitchell.
Imagining People on the
Other Side of the Earth
1. Imagine that you have x-ray vision, and you can look all the way
through the Earth as though it were made of glass. Which
direction would you look to see people in far-off countries like
India and Australia?
A. Eastward
B. Westward
C. Northward
D. Southward
E. Upward
F. Downward
2. W
hen you look through the Earth and see people far away, which
part of their bodies do you see?
A. The tops of their heads.
B. Their faces.
C. The bottoms of their shoes.
D. The backs of their heads.
E. Their profiles (side view).
Copyright ? 2011 NSTA Press. From Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners,
Grades 3每5, by Susan Koba with Carol T. Mitchell.
Is the Earth Round or Flat?
In school we learn that the globe represents the round Earth. But if we
look outdoors, the Earth looks flat. Why is that?
A. They are different Earths. We live on the flat Earth.
The round Earth is a planet in the sky.
B. The Earth as a whole is round. We live on the flat
part in the middle.
C. The Earth is round like an island. That*s why it can
be flat and round at the same time.
D. The Earth is round like a ball. It only looks flat
because we see just a tiny part of it.
Copyright ? 2011 NSTA Press. From Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners,
Grades 3每5, by Susan Koba with Carol T. Mitchell.
Which Way Will the Apple Fall?
The picture below shows a drawing of five cooks living in different
parts of the world, each dropping an apple. For each apple, draw
the path it will follow as it falls. Draw a dot at the end of the line
showing where the apple lands.
Explain why the apples will fall this way.
Copyright ? 2011 NSTA Press. From Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners,
Grades 3每5, by Susan Koba with Carol T. Mitchell.
Exploring a Tunnel Drilled
Through the Earth
Below is a diagram, showing an imaginary tunnel drilled all the way
through the Earth from pole to pole. If a cook drops an apple into the
hole, draw the path of the apple. Make a large dot at the end of the
path showing where it lands.
Explain why the apple follows this path.
Copyright ? 2011 NSTA Press. From Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners,
Grades 3每5, by Susan Koba with Carol T. Mitchell.
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