This kinesthetic activity demonstrates to students that the Earth's tilt is what is responsible for shifting light patterns and the change in seasons.

This is a timeline of Virginia Woolf's life beginning at her birth in 1882 and continuing through her life events and her writings until her death on April 18, 1941 by suicide.

Fall begins with the autumnal equinox, usually around September 22 or 23. The equinox is the time of the year when we have equal length of night and day.

Take this 15 question multiple choice quiz on tides, eclipses and seasons.

Wind is air in motion. It is produced by the uneven heating of the earth's surface by the sun. Since the earth's surface is made of various land and water formations, it absorbs the sun's radiation unevenly. When the sun is shining...

Read to learn about Nyx, the goddess of the night, who meets the goddess of the day to transition from day to night.

This site is provided for by Kids Health. Scorpions are nocturnal, which means they sleep mostly during the day and are active at night. Read about characteristics of scorpions, where they live, and what to do if you are stung by one.

For this science fair project, you will build a device that records your nocturnal pet's activity by monitoring movement of its exercise wheel to see how it varies during the day and night. You can also experiment with various ways of...

Many of us go to bed, sleep, and wake up to a bright new day! However, after reading through the sleep disorders on this website, you will never take another restful night for granted. Authors list some startling statistics pertaining to...

Henry Wadworth Longfellow (1807-1882 CE) shows his brilliance through his poetry on this site.

A man lives two lives in "When the World was Young" by Jack London. By day he is a partner in a firm and by night he is a barbarian. Read the full text of this short story on this site.

Long-tailed Weasels are voracious predators, foraging day and night for small vertebrates, and scavenging for carrion when necessary. In captivity, adults can consume an amount equal to one-third their own body weight in 24 hours. Learn...