Earth in Space 3

Objective :
To recap our the motion of the Earth in relation to the Sun,
To introduce the concept underlying the change of the seasons.
To introduce the idea that the Moon  orbits round the Earth.

Recapped prior learning
Earth orbits Sun
365 days = 1 tear
Earth Turns on its axis and this is responsible for night and day
24 hours to turn= 1 day

Introduced terminology
- equator
- northern hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere

Explained that the Earth's axis is tilted and this results in the seasons - summer when tilted towards the Sun and winter when tilted away from the Sun