KEY WORDS: Objects Day sky Night sky Vitamin D 24hour-cyclelook
What objects come to mind when you think and see the sky? The sun, clouds, airplane, stars, and the moon. What are the things you see in the sky when you look up?
OBJECTS IN THE DAY SKY:
During the day, the sky is very bright. You will see some clouds and the sun. The sun is the biggest and the biggest object in the day sky. The sun appears to be small because it is very far from us. Therefore, object in the day sky are: 1. clouds. 2. sun.
Importance of the Objects In The Day Sky: 1 we get vitamin D from the sun. Vitamin D gives us the energy to grow. 2. Plants use energy from the sunlight to make their own food to help them to grow. 3. Clouds in the sky give us rain water. Rai water can be used for washing of clothes and bathing. 4. The heat from the sun help us to dry our wet clothes other harvested crops from the farm.
OBJECTS IN THE NIGHT SKY :
The picture above is a night sky. Objects in the night sky in this picture are: The moon and the stars. You will see a few clouds in the night sky too. The clouds are the objects of the day and the night skies. The moon is the biggest object in the night sky. The moon and the stars give us light during the night. The shape of the moon changes from time to time.
Importance Of The Objects In The Night Sky. -The moon and the stars brightens the surface of the earth during the night. -The clouds in the sky give us rain.
DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES IN THE NIGHT AND DAY SKIES.
Differences: 1. The day sky has sun but the night sky has moon. 2. The stars and the moon are in the night sky but not in the day. Similarities: 1. The clouds can be found in both day sky and night sky.
The Venn diagram illustrates the differences and similarities in the day and night skies.
Does The Sky’s Objects Change Over Time? It takes the earth 24 hours to make a complete day. In the 24-hour cycle, the sky changes from being bright to getting dark. The cycle of the day and the night takes place. The day starts in the morning when the sun rises in the east. the sky is bright with clouds through to the afternoon. We go school and also go out to play during the day. We see the sun across the sky throughout the day till it sets in the evening in the west. This when we see the night sky. The sky becomes dark in the night. We see the moon and the stars which give us light in the night. We also see the clouds in the night sky We sleep through out the night and wake up in the morning when the sun rises again. The cycle starts again the next day. Day and night shows cyclic movement because they occur in the same order repeatedly. The interval between the day and night is the same.