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Students will be able to explain how the Earth's rotation and revolution around the Sun influence days, years, and seasons.

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Students will be able to describe and model the phases of the Moon based on its position relative to the Earth and Sun.

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Students will be able to differentiate between solar and lunar eclipses and explain the conditions necessary for each to occur.

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How do the movements of the Earth, Moon, and Sun affect what we observe in the sky?

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Teacher presents interactive demonstration of Earth's rotation and revolution using a globe and lamp (Sun). Students take notes on key vocabulary: axis, rotation, revolution, orbit.

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Earth's Rotation & Revolution: Crash Course Kids 8.1

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In groups, students will create a Moon phase diagram using Padlet's collaboration feature. Each group will be assigned different phases to explain and illustrate.

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Using styrofoam balls and flashlights, students work in pairs to model and explain solar and lunar eclipses.

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Solar and Lunar Eclipse STEM Activity for Kids, Easy and Low-Prep

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Students explore the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's online astronomy simulator to manipulate Earth-Moon-Sun positions.

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Flash animations and simulations for astronomy education. Topics include seasons, moon phases, coordinate systems, light, and more.

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Advanced students research and create presentations about seasonal changes in different hemispheres.

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Simplified Moon phase tracking chart with basic vocabulary support for struggling learners.

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Students demonstrate understanding through think-pair-share discussions about day/night cycle.

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Students identify and explain Moon phases using digital diagrams on their devices.

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Browse moon phases quiz resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources.

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Students create and share short video explanations of either solar or lunar eclipses using evidence from their models.

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Students write: 3 things they learned, 2 things they found interesting, 1 question they still have

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Using Padlet's discussion feature, students share one way Earth-Moon-Sun relationships affect their daily lives.

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Students observe and record Moon's appearance for one week, noting changes and patterns.

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Complete interactive activities about Earth's movements and seasons.

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Seasons Interactive

Each year on Earth, we observe patterns of changing temperatures, daylight hours, and seasons. In this activity, you will use a computer simulation to model Earth's orbit around the Sun to help understand why we observe these patterns.

Resources

Student Book Pages and Student Sheets

Interactive

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Each year on Earth, we observe patterns of changing temperatures, daylight hours, and seasons. In this activity, you will use a computer simulation to model Earth's orbit around the Sun to help understand why we observe these patterns. Student Book Pages and Student Sheets

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Create a comic strip or story explaining why we have seasons to a younger student.