January 7 & 8 - Reason for the Seasons

Post date: Jan 7, 2014 6:51:48 AM

Keyword

• Seasons

Warm-up

• What do you think causes the seasons?

Fill-out the Reason for the Seasons Worksheet using the following computer simulations:

• • esminfo.prenhall.com - 01_EarthSun_E2.html - Animation showing the reason for the seasons.

  • astro.unl.edu - daylightsimulator.html - Global daylight simulator.

  • astro.unl.edu - seasons_ecliptic.html - Simulation showing details of seasons on Earth.

  • highered.mcgraw-hill.com - pluginpop.cgi - Animation showing how the tilt of the axis of a planet affects the intensity of each season.

Objective

• Explain the primary cause of the seasons using scientific terms.

Due

• Space Science Unit 3 Lesson 1 - Time and Seasons 1/8

• Reason for the Seasons 1/9

• Test Corrections Soon

• Space Science Unit 3 Lesson 3 - Tides 1/10

• Space Science Unit 3 Lesson 2 - Phases of the Moon 1/13