Use a diagram that shows the positions of the earth and sun to explain the four seasons SPI 0607.6.6
Links verified 5/12/2016
- Animation of Earth's yearly revolution around the sun - In order to illustrate how much sunlight different parts of Earth receive through the year, this model shows our planet much larger and closer to the sun than it actually is.
- Do Shadows Change With The Seasons? - a worksheet to print and use with your class [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
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- How Does Sunrise and Sunset Change with the Seasons? - a worksheet to print and use with your class. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
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- Observe seasonal changes in the amount of sunlight reaching locations on Earth - This animation shows a satellite view of Earth every day for a year. Examine the sunlit side of the globe to recognize the continent of Australia and peninsulas and islands of Southeast Asia.
- Reasons for the Seasons - includes some excellent illustrations
- The Reasons for the Seasons - This lesson plan is actually three activities in one to be conducted over a three-day period (one day in the fall, one in the winter, and one in the spring). [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
- Seasons - find exactly when the seasons start for any year from 1902 to 2102 with this java applet
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- Seasons Reasons - What is the cause of the seasons? This explanation features an animation of the earth's movement during a year. [careful, you may get seasick watching it!]
- The Seasons - very good diagrams
- What causes Earth's seasons? - Our planet's tilt dictates cycle of spring and fall
- What Causes the Seasons - high quality transparency master
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