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Revolutions of Earth: Planet Cube InteractiveRevolutions of Earth: Planet Cube Interactive
Publisher
CK-12 Foundation
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Interactives
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For Teacher Use
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Duration
15 mins
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Differentiated Instruction
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Video
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Year
2015
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Interactive

Revolutions of Earth: Planet Cube

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This Revolutions of Earth: Planet Cube interactive also includes:
  • Spaceship Earth—An Animated Documentary of How Earth Works
  • Ptolemy's Solar System
  • Student Reference
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Does assessing Earth Science vocabulary making your head spin? Test scholars' knowledge of revolving and rotating using an interactive tool. The movement of a new planet and its moon is in their hands, allowing them to explore and identify these two basic concepts.

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Concepts

the earth's rotation, revolutions, orbiting, the sun

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the discussion question at the end of the interactive as a class participation grade
  • Have the class brainstorm other rotating and revolving relationships

Classroom Considerations

  • Access the resource through a free CK-12 account
  • Plan time in the computer lab for individual Internet access

Pros

  • Pupils must type in the correct response, eliminating some of the 50/50 guessing between revolving and orbiting
  • The graphics are simple and operate smoothly

Cons

  • None

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