5-ESS1-2 | Patterns: Shadows, Day/Night, Seasonal Appearance of Stars · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions
Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
Clarification statement: Examples of patterns could include the position and motion of Earth with respect to the Sun, moon, and some stars that are visible only in particular months.
Assessment boundary: Assessment does not include causes of seasons.
Grade 5 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 5-ESS1-2 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
Vocabulary
Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.
- causes of seasons
- daily change
- data
- day and night
- direction of a shadow
- graphical display
- length of a shadow
- length of day
- motion of Earth
- night sky
- pictorial display
- position of Earth
- season
- seasonal appearance
- shadow
- star
- axis – Spring 2025
- constellation – Spring 2026, Spring 2025
- data table – Spring 2026
- model – Spring 2026, Spring 2025
- moon phase – Spring 2025
- orbit – Spring 2026, Spring 2025
- revolution – Spring 2025
- rotation – Spring 2025
- sunlight – Spring 2026
- sunrise – Spring 2026
- sunset – Spring 2026
- tilt – Spring 2025
- time of day – Spring 2026
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 5-ESS1-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Resources
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