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¿Si`fueras`Doug,
qué`harías`para
regresar`a`casa?

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01/09

Obtén estos útiles.

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02/09

Recorta las dos partes del Localizador. Tendrás dos pedazos de
papel.

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03/09

Empuja el gancho mariposa a través del hoyo de arriba. Y luego pon el
papel boca abajo de esta manera.

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04/09

Voltea el pedazo de papel que tiene el dibujo del sol. Mételo en el
gancho mariposa.

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05/09

Separa las dos patitas del gancho y aplánalas así.

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06/09

Calca la palabra este (donde sale el sol).
Calca la palabra oeste (donde se pone el sol).

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07/09

Haz que salga el sol sobre la casa de mi amigo (la casita blanca) y haz
que se ponga detrás de mi casa (la casita gris).

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08/09

Platica con un compañero o una compañera. ¿Cómo podría ayudarme
el sol a regresar a mi casa en la tarde? ¿Debería caminar hacia el sol o
alejarme de él?

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Ésto es lo que descubrí.

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bosque

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un lugar lleno de árboles

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Sol

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la gran esfera de luz en el cielo que se ve durante el día

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amanecer

3 de 8

cuando aparece el Sol en la mañana

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atardecer

4 de 8

cuando el Sol se pone en la tarde

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este

5 de 8

uno de los cuatro puntos cardinales; si estás mirando hacia el norte, está a tu derecha

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oeste

6 de 8

uno de los cuatro puntos cardinales; si estás mirando hacia el norte, está a tu izquierda

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patrón

7 de 8

algo que sucede una y otra y otra vez de manera predecible

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predecir

8 de 8

suponer lo que va a suceder basándote en cosas que ya sabes

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children lost in the city by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Josef Sowa

forest by Image used under license from Shutterstock.com: Yegor Larin

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“The students did a great job of using what they learned from previous lessons to predict what they should do in this lesson. They enjoyed making the sun finders. I have had parents report that their child came home excited to share what they had learned.”

“I enjoyed hearing my kids discuss their reasoning as to how to find their way home using the sun. My kids couldn't agree if they should follow the Sun, walk away from the Sun or walk in a different direction entirely. By the end of the lesson, my kids got it!”

“The students were engaged and loved make the sun finder. We found the sun in the morning and we were able to determine directions due to the position of the sun. Great lesson with real life application!”

“The kids really enjoyed this lesson. When we went outside they put the paper sun in the same position as the sun and they could see where east and west were. It was cool to see that light bulb moment! -Molly Craig 1st grade teacher at Twin Lakes Christian School Aptos, CA”

“Level of engagement was very high! The student thinking was very evident - they wanted to change their minds about which way Doug should go as soon as they watched the clip of how the sun moves across the sky before setting. Very grade level appropriate. Thank you Mystery Science!”

“My class loved it! I did, too! It was so easy to prepare, and the kids could very easily follow and understand the directions for the project. This lesson generated lots of questions from the kids. One asked, "How does the sun get back to the other side every day?" Perfect!”

“Great lesson, we even expanded it with watching the sun and figuring out which direction our house is facing (N) and which direction their bedrooms are etc. The activity really helped my 5yo be able to retell how the sun moves and put it into action to retell the story. The 9yo also enjoyed it and we did more activities/lessons from our main curriculum.”

“Keira says the best part was making the project. Lenna liked ALL of it! Luci liked the story with the lesson. Ava like the video of the real life sunrise and sunset. Mrs. Mele liked all it got all of the kids working and thinking.”

“Great lesson! Extended the activity by taking it outside and watching how the sun moved above our house during the day. Good for teaching the children how to solve a problem. First mystery used on this site - will be happy to do more!”

Sun Finder printout	1 per student
Scissors	1 pair per student
Three-Hole Punch	1 hole punch per class
Paper Fasteners	1 fastener per student

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¿Cómo te puede ayudar el sol si estás perdido?

bosque

Sol

amanecer

atardecer

este

oeste

patrón

predecir

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¿Cómo te puede ayudar el sol si estás perdido?

bosque

Sol

amanecer

atardecer

este

oeste

patrón

predecir

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Prepare Sun Finder Templates

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