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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: As the World Turns

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use their bodies to act out the motions of earth.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: A Matter of Degrees: Tilt of Earth's Axis Affects the Seasons

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this science fair project, use a globe and a heat lamp to investigate how the angle of the Sun affects global warming. This project includes the objective, background questions, a list of all the materials you'll need, and the...
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Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Seasons

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] View how the axis of rotation causes Earth to have seasons on this site. Also test your knowledge on how the position of Earth and seasons relate with a short quiz.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth and Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow exploring Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun. Learn that because of Earth's axis tilt we experience the seasons!
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Article
NASA

Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover 10 interesting things about Earth, including its shape, its seasons, rotation, Ice Ages, the Atacama Desert, gravity, changing sea levels, and the Moon.
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Website
Other

Nasa: Iss Earth Kam

For Students 9th - 10th
Students get a whole new perspective of the world through images obtained from the International Space Station. Students can even request images to be taken through ISS EarthKAM. Activities and educator guides are provided.
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Handout
Other

University of Windsor: Climates on a Rotating Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the text of a college lecture on the atmosphere, with information on the effect prevailing westerlies have on North America.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Coriolis Spinning Around the Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
An overview of the Coriolis Force, an effect on wind due to the rotation of Earth.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Planets of the Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the eight planets of our solar system and their orbits and rotation.
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Activity
Other

Center for Science Education: Eye on the Sky: Motion of the Sun and Earth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students model the interaction of the earth and the sun. The activity is designed for the playground. You will need chalk, but all the other worksheets are provided.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Rotation of the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A KWL activity combined with a demonstration model. Students record their ideas and questions about why we have day and night. They then shine a flashlight (the Sun) on a rotating styrofoam ball (the Earth) and record their observations....
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Earth Around the Sun

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out what all results from Earth revolving around the sun every 365 days as well as the rotation of the Earth every 24 hours.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Image Science Center: Ask the Space Scientist Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from NASA contains a collection of 91 questions pertaining to the Earth's atmosphere, magnetic field, ionosphere, rotation and origin of life.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth's Movements in Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains definitions for axis, rotation, revolution explanation of seasons and an assessment using Activotes.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth and Space Day and Night

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart illustrates a view of the earth from space and how day and night happens.
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McREL International

Mcrel.org: Planet Rotation [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A worksheet regarding the axis of rotation within each of the planets. PDF
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McREL International

Mc Rel: Earth's Axis [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
A worksheet regarding the path of the Sun around the Earth and the Earth's tilt on its axis.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: The Earth and Sky in a 24 Hour Day

For Teachers K - 1st
An activity where students learn, through modeling and demonstration, about the relative sizes of the Earth and Sun, the distance between them, and how the Earth rotates in a 24-hour period.
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Other

Review Game Zone: Earth/environmental Science Ncfe Review Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this 10 multiple choice question quiz on earth and environmental science.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth, Sun and Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this unit children learn about the shapes and relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon. Using models they learn how the three bodies move relative to each other and how these movements relate to...
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Graphic
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cosmology and Astronomy: Season Simulator

For Students 9th - 10th
This season simulator takes Earth through an entire year cycle allowing the viewer to observe the tilt of the Earth and the intensity of the sunlight.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What on Earth Is Spin?

For Students 9th - 10th
Why is the spinning motion so special? Brian Jones details the dizzyingly wide array of ways that spinning affects our lives. [3:57]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Uranus

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of Uranus.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Uranus

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the features of Uranus.

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