FREE SCIENCE ADVENTURE · Sunshadow Observatory
Seasons & Daylight
Sun & Moon · Shadow Canyon · Guided by Skyling
Explain seasons using a qualitative tilt model.
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Teacher guides and lesson references
Seasons & Daylight teacher guide
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Teacher notes
Learning target
Explain seasons using a qualitative tilt model.
Vocabulary and key concepts
Earth's tilt; yearly orbit; daylight length; opposite hemispheres
Accuracy notes
Use tilt and changing daylight, not Earth-Sun distance, as the main seasonal explanation.
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