2.3 Seasons

Essential Questions:

1) How do the predictable patterns of the earth in space affect life on earth?

2) Why is our solar system organized the way it is?

****ADD A FOLDER TO YOUR PORTFOLIO TITLED "2.2 SEASONS." AND SAVE ALL WORK IN YOUR FOLDER****

Daily Check-in

Be sure to complete the check-in form EVERY day. Be honest with you responses.

https://forms.gle/R3Deiq6NiTyVVUdn7

Goal Standard: Students will understand that the relative positions and motions of Earth Moon and Sun can be used to explain observable effects such as seasons, eclipses, and Moon phases

Target Questions to dig deeper into our Essential question

How does your position on earth affect the season you will experience?

Learning Experience:

Seasons Reading and Questions (Must-do)
Mini Lesson- Seasons (Must-do)
To Every Season Interactive (Should-do)
Consequences of Changing Seasons (should-do)
Reason for the Seasons: Creating a Lesson (should-do)
Seasons CER (Must-do) ** We suggest you do this as your LAST learning experience before taking the quiz
Seasons: Making a Planet (aspire to-do)

Evidence:

Seasons Quiz to determine how well you understand 1) the causes of seasons and 2) how your position on earth affects the season you experience

COVER PAGE: Make a copy to keep track of your progress

2.3 Seasons COVER PAGE

Seasons Reading and Questions (must-do)

seasons reading and questions.pdf

Use Kami to open and complete the assignment. Save a copy of your completed assignment in your Seasons Folder. Then post in our class Padlet what causes seasons in your own words based on your current understanding.

To Every Season Interactive (Should-do)

Use the Discovery Ed Interactive to explore what makes different seasons on earth. Open the student worksheet in Kami, record your responses, and save a copy in your Seasons Folder.

To Every Season Discovery Ed Interactive

Not seeing anything above? Reauthenticate

To Every Season Student Worksheet.pdf

Copy of student worksheet

Mini Lesson- Seasons (Must-do)

Watch the mini-lesson from either Schmidt or Fryska. Take a picture of your notes and save it to your Seasons folder.

REMINDER: Note templates can be found on the ADDITIONAL RESOURCES page.

Seasons Mini Lesson.webm

Schmidt Mini Lesson

2.3 Mini Lesson- Seasons.webm

Fryska Mini Lesson

Consequences of changing seasons? (Should-do)

By now, you know that seasons change due to the earth's tilt and the amount of direct sunlight we receive. However, with climate change it seems like like its not just the earth's tilt that is affecting our seasons. Now-a-days in Colorado, it seems as though winter is lasting into April/May, and 90-100 degree weather is experienced through September; Christmas can be 65 degrees and then it can snow during Spring Break...

Guiding Questions:

Is it time to shift our time periods for seasons?
If seasons are changing, what are some ways that animals adapt to seasonal changes in your region?
How does this compare to other areas outside of Colorado?
How do people adjust to the seasonal changes in their region?
How do the seasons impact the use of energy in your community?

Assignment: Use the resources and guiding questions provided to explore these ideas to create a kahoot! or Gizmo that could be used to inform the player on these issues. Make sure to change the access settings so anyone can play it! Add the link to your "My Learning" document for this unit.

As Earth's Climate Changes, Is It Time to Redefine the Four Seasons?The four seasons experienced by Earth's midlatitude regions are being gradually altered by global warming — but a climate expert says they won't completely go away.

Graph of When Plants are Blooming Each Year

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Reason for the Seasons: Creating a lesson (should-do)

Seasons Peer Teach

In this activity YOU are the teacher! You are to take what you know about seasons a use it to develop a lesson plan to teach a peer about why we have seasons. This activity will lead you through the process we use as teachers. You need to develop an intro, a mini lesson, a learning experience, and a way to debrief with your "students". For more info on how to do this, click on the assignment to the left!

Seasons CER (must-do)

For a second, image living on another planet. Access your schema on the causes of seasons and consider the factors that affect it the most. Use the Edpuzzle below to help you build up your schema on this topic.

What Are Seasons Like On Other Planets?

Axial Tilt of Planets in Our Solar System

Writing Prompt: Use the Edpuzzle and observe the diagram of the planets. Make an inference: What do you think the seasons will be like on another planet in our solar system? Choose one and defend your claim with evidence and reasoning.

Your response will only be one paragraph and must include the following vocabulary words:

axial tilt
hemisphere
axis
solstice
direct and indirect sunlight

You will be graded using the rubric below.

Grading Rubric

Write a complete PARAGRAPH (yes...only one paragraph) using the CER method. Save your Google Document in your Seasons Folder.

Stop! Before you take the assessment...

Lesson 2.3- Self Check:

Do you understand-

How your location on earth affects what season you experience
How direct and indirect sunlight cause seasons
The difference between solstices and equinoxes and how they occur
How a planet's axial tilt will affect seasons

THAT'S THE END OF LESSON 2.3. ENSURE ALL WORK IS SAVED IN YOUR FOLDER, SUBMIT YOUR FOLDER ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM, SHOW MASTERY ON YOUR ASSESSMENT, AND THEN MOVE ON TO LESSON 2.4.

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