Introduction
Welcome: Earth Rotation and Revolution
Description: Students will diagram Earth's rotation and revolution and describe how rotation and revolution causes day and night and the seasons on Earth. Students will demonstrate Earth's rotation and revolution.
Grade Level: 4th
Curriculum: Science
Task
1. Define key terms
2. Complete the fill in the blank and questions worksheet on Rotation, Revolution, and Seasons
3. Draw representation of Rotation and Revolution
5. Fill in the chart about the Seasons
6. Work on group project
Groups 1 and 3 > create a rough draft of diagram with information
Groups 2 and 4 > create a rough draft of the information you need to explain your demonstrations
7. Complete final draft for your projects
Process
Team 1 - Matthew, Allie, Issac, Alec, Jalen, Lucy
You will draw a diagram showing how the Earth's rotation on it's axis causes day and night. You will also need to answer the following questions explaining your findings:
1. Define rotation.
2. What does Earth rotate on?
3. How long does one complete rotation take?
4. What is one effect of the Earth's rotation?
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Team 2 - Morgan, Riley, Jackson, Elena, John Park, Jay
You will be given a flash light and a globe to demonstrate how the Earth's rotation causes day and night. As you are demonstrating, you must also explain why the Earth's rotation causes day and night (ex. which direction its facing, is it light or dark).
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Team 3 - Lauren, Abby, Jackie, Advaith, John P., Micheal
You will draw a diagram showing how Earth's revolution around the sun causes the seasons on Earth. You will also need to answer the following questions explaining your findings:
1. Define revolution.
2. How long does one complete revolution take?
3. What does the Earth's axis always point to?
4. What is one effect of the Earth's revolution?
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Team 4 - Pranav, Julie, Aubrey, Nick, Deandra, Justin
You will be given a globe and a flashlight to demonstrate how the Earth's revolution on its axis causes the seasons on Earth (indirect and direct sunlight). As you are demonstrating, you must also explain what about the Earth completing its revolution, causes the seasons (ex. northern and southern hemispheres, solstices, equinox, temperatures, and length of days).
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Evaluation
Group Project Peer Evaluation Rubric:
1. Participated in group discussions 5 4 3 2 1
2. Helped keep the group on task 5 4 3 2 1
3. Contributed useful ideas 5 4 3 2 1
4. How much work was done 5 4 3 2 1
5. Quality of completed work 5 4 3 2 1
Total: 25 pts.
Presentation Rubric:
15pts. Includes information stated in "process" tab for specific groups projects
15pts. Demonstrates Knowledge of topic
15pts. Presentation and materials are organized
15pts. Includes Diagrams/Pictures/Demonstration
[Diagrams and Illustrations must be neat, accurate, and colorful]
15pts. Completed worksheets
Total: 75 pts.
Credits
Rotation and Revolution
- CrashCourseKids Rotation and Revolution (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l64YwNl1wr0
- CashCourseKids Seasons (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b25g4nZTHvM
- Earth’s Rotation - http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/uts/earth2.html
- What causes Day and Night explained (video) - http://www.dkfindout.com/us/video/space/day-to-night/
- What causes seasons - http://www.dkfindout.com/us/earth/seasons/what-causes-seasons/
- What causes day and night - http://www.dkfindout.com/us/space/solar-system/day-and-night/
- Earth's Tilt, Rotation and Revolution - http://www.windows2universe.org/glossary/axis_tilt.html
- Why is there Day and Night - http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/questions/question31.html
- Revolution Interactive - http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0408/es0408page01.cfm?chapter_no=04
- KidsGeo (The Earth's Movements; Reason for the Four Seasons; The Rotation of the Earth; The Revolution of the Earth ; Solstices and Equinoxes) - http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0018-the-rotation-of-the-earth.php
- Day and Night, Seasons, Equinox and Solstices - http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/index.html
- How does the Earth’s tilt influence the seasons - http://www.scienceu.com/observatory/articles/seasons/seasons.html
- Seasons - http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReasonsBack.html
- Reason for Seasons (video) - https://youtu.be/wwdB22opre0
- Earth's Tilt and Seasons (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgq0LThW7QA
- Reasons for the Seasons - http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReasonsBack.html