seasons

What does earth's constant rotation cause us to experience? : to have us alive every day we have enouph time to sleep go to work and go to school !!!!! How long does it take earth to complete one rotation? : 24 hours From which direction does the sun rise? : west From which direction does the sun set? : east What do you think would happen if the Earth stopped rotating? How would this effect human life? : we would all die because there would be know sun light but maby some people wont if you have sun light on u all time !!!!!

Key Concept about Earth's rotation The Earth Is Tilted! First, let's check out the Earth's position.

What do you notice about the Earth's position when the axis appears? What two hemispheres does the equator divide the earth into? || STEP #1 Create a diagram of the Earth's tilt using Microsoft Word. STEP #2 Open a new Word document STEP #3 Click "View" STEP #4 Click "Toolbars" STEP #5 Select "Drawing" STEP #6 Select the circle from the drawing tools (they will show up at the bottom of the page) STEP #7 Drag the "plus sign" across the page to make a circle about the size of a baseball. STEP#8 You are going to make the equator. STEP#9 Select the line from the drawing toolbar. STEP#10 Position the plus sign about halfway to the edge of the circle, click and drag the line to the other side. STEP #11 Make the equator line red. STEP# 12 You are going to make the axis line. STEP# 13 Select the line from the drawing toolbar. Position the "Plus sign" just above the circle at an angle to the right. STEP#14 Drag the line toward the bottom left of the circle. STEP #15 Make this line blue. STEP #16 Label the "N" for the North Pole, "S" for the South Pole, "NH" for the Northern Hemisphere and "SH" for the Southern Hemisphere STEP #17 Save and Upload file to your wiki "Seasons" page || **Upload Word document to your wiki.** ||
 * Instruction || Task (place on your wiki) ||
 * [] || What poles does the Earth's axis run through?
 * Show what you know using the directions below!!!

Did you know that the Earth's axis does not change position as it revolves around the sun?!? What star is it always pointed at? Go to the internet to find the answer. Hint: It is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor.
 * So...why is this important to how seasons change. Let's shed a little light on the subject!**

You are going to conduct an activity. Take a flashlight from the counter. Turn it on. Hold your hand flat, straight up and down about an inch away from the light source (direct light). Think about what you feel. Now, tilt your hand back, so it is at an angle (indirect light). Think about what you feel. **Copy the chart and key concept below onto your wiki and fill it out.**


 * Direct Light || Angled or Indirect light ||
 * I felt alot of heat || w inter || spring || summer || ||
 * || || || || || less heat ||

Key Concept: Which produces more heat? direct sunlight amount of daylight || shortes day of the year turns dark on a early time || the day gets longer and we get 12 hours of sleep and day ||
 * || winter solstice || spring equinox || summer solstice || fall equinox ||
 * Date || 1-8-10 || 1-8-10 || 1-8-10 when we reach summer the sky reaches it highest point all year the longest day is 21 june after that date, the days start getting shorter || day and night start to be 12 hours long ||
 * Describe the

Which produces less? indirect sunlight Is the Earth's tilt always pointing the the right or the left? right

Northern Hemisphere


 * winter || spring || summer || fall ||
 * indirect || equal || direct || equal ||

Southern Hemisphere

equal ||
 * winter || spring || summer || fall
 * direct || equal || indirect ||