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• HAVE PEN OR PENCIL
OUT.
• BE IN SEAT.
• BE QUIET.
• BE READY TO LEARN.
• TAKE OUT STAR
JOURNAL
OBJECTIVE TODAY
EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTH
HAS SEASONS.
MEDICINE WHEEL IN WYOMING
PART 1: WHY DOES THE EARTH
HAVE SEASONS?
• ON YOUR
PAPER,
EXPLAIN
USING WORDS
AND
DIAGRAMS,
WHY THE
EARTH HAS
SEASONS.
PART II: SHARE WITH YOUR
PARTNER
• SHARE YOUR EXPLANATION OF
WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.
• COMBINE WHAT YOU AND YOUR
PARTNER KNOW ABOUT WHY
THE EARTH HAS SEASON.
• MAKE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT
TO YOUR ORIGINAL
EXPLANATION.
• MANY PEOPLE THINK SEASONS ARE
CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENCE IN
DISTANCE OF THE EARTH TO THE
SUN.
THAT IS NOT
CORRE CT!!!!!
• THE EARTH IS CLOSER TO THE
SUN DURING JANUARY AND
FARTHER AWAY DURING
JULY!!!!!
SO IT’S NOT DISTANCE TO THE SUN
THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEASONS
– WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE?
VIEW THE FOLLOWING
ANIMATIONS TO HELP EXPLAIN
WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.
• TEACHER TUBE
• BRAINPOP
• PRENTICE HALL
• TEACHER DOMAIN
• BILL NYE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES
MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES
MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT
PART 1V: RETHINK WHAT YOU
HAVE LEARNED.
• IN PART IV ON YOUR
WORKSHEET, USE
WORDS PHRASES AND
LABELED DIAGRAMS TO
EXPLAIN WHY THE
EARTH HAS SEASONS.
PART V: EVALUATE YOUR
LEARNING
• COMPARE YOUR LEARNING
ABOUT SEASONS.
• READ YOUR ORGINAL
EXPLANATION, COMPARE THAT
TO YOUR MOST RECENT
EXPLANATION. HOW HAS YOUR
UNDERSTANDING CHANGED?
• WHAT CAN YOU EXPLAIN NOW
THAT YOU COULD NOT BEFORE?