Explore 

Explore how sunlight moves across Earth with this real-time simulator.

Using the link below - Click and drag to see how day and night work around the world 

Think about these questions while exploring. 

• What do you notice about which parts of the Earth are in sunlight?

• What happens when the Earth spins? 

Solar System Scope - Online Model of Solar System and Night Sky 

This activity helps students achieve outcome ST2-10ES-S by investigating how the Earth and Sun cause regular changes like day and night.

Explain in your own words or draw a picture showing how the earth's rotation causes day and night. 

Look at the illustrations below to help spark your memory. 

Write or draw your answer in the box or drawing link below 

Use the drawing below to show how the Earth turns to make day and night. This will help you understand that it’s the Earth moving, not the Sun! Move the Sun, Earth and arrows into the right place, and label where it is day and where it is night. 

day and night rotation - Google Drawings 

This task supports Science outcome ST2-2DP-T as students select and use digital tools and design features to create a model that demonstrates their understanding of Earth’s rotation. It also aligns with English outcomes EN2-CWT-01 and EN2-VOCAB-01, as students interpret information and apply scientific vocabulary such as rotate, orbit, and axis. Additionally, this activity links to Visual Arts outcomes VAS2.2 and VAS2.4 as students make informed visual choices in their layout and labelling, using elements of shape, space and colour to represent day and night effectively.