• HAVE PEN OR PENCIL OUT.

• BE IN SEAT.• BE QUIET.• BE READY TO LEARN.• TAKE OUT STAR

JOURNAL

OBJECTIVE TODAYOBJECTIVE TODAY

EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

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PART 1: WHY DOES THE EARTH HAVE SEASONS?PART 1: WHY DOES THE EARTH HAVE SEASONS?

• ON YOUR PAPER, EXPLAIN USING WORDS AND DIAGRAMS, WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

PART II: SHARE WITH YOUR PARTNER

PART II: SHARE WITH YOUR PARTNER

• SHARE YOUR EXPLANATION OF WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

• COMBINE WHAT YOU AND YOUR PARTNER KNOW ABOUT WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASON.

• MAKE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT TO YOUR ORIGINAL EXPLANATION.

• MANY PEOPLE THINK SEASONS ARE CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENCE IN DISTANCE OF THE EARTH TO THE SUN.

THAT IS NOT CORRE CT!!!!!

• THE EARTH IS CLOSER TO THE SUN DURING JANUARY AND

FARTHER AWAY DURING JULY!!!!!

SO IT’S NOT DISTANCE TO THE SUN THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR

SEASONS – WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE?

SO IT’S NOT DISTANCE TO THE SUN THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR

SEASONS – WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE?

VIEW THE FOLLOWING ANIMATIONS TO HELP EXPLAIN

WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

VIEW THE FOLLOWING ANIMATIONS TO HELP EXPLAIN

WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

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NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT

PART 1V: RETHINK WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED.

PART 1V: RETHINK WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED.

• IN PART IV ON YOUR WORKSHEET, USE WORDS PHRASES AND LABELED DIAGRAMS TO EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

PART V: EVALUATE YOUR LEARNING

PART V: EVALUATE YOUR LEARNING

• COMPARE YOUR LEARNING ABOUT SEASONS.

• READ YOUR ORGINAL EXPLANATION, COMPARE THAT TO YOUR MOST RECENT EXPLANATION. HOW HAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING CHANGED?

• WHAT CAN YOU EXPLAIN NOW THAT YOU COULD NOT BEFORE?