Our everyday lives are impacted by the way Earth rotates on its axis as well as how it orbits the Sun. Let's learn more about this and how you can make your very own sundial at home!
Key takeaways
Understand that the earth's rotation on its axis and orbit around the sun affects different parts of our everyday lives
Understand why we have time zones
Learn the difference between a geocentric model and a heliocentric model
Understand what causes changing seasons
Standards addressed
NGSS-5-ESS1-2
Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
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