Earth's Revolution
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Subject Area: Science | Grade Level: 2
Lesson Length: 15 minutes or less
Keywords/Tags: Earth orbit revolution seasons
Lesson Description: Students will investigate the revolution of the Earth around the sun and how that affects the patterns of day/night/seasons. After this lesson, the students will be able to describe the difference between the Earth's rotation and revolution and the patterns that they create.

  • SC.2.E.7.1 Compare and describe changing patterns in nature that repeat themselves, such as weather conditions including temperature and precipitation, day to day and season to season.
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Video : Earth's rotation and revolution
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: This video explains how earth's rotation gives us day and night, and the tilt gives us seasons.
Video : Movements of the Earth
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: Additional information on the rotation and revolution of the Earth.
Quiz : Earth- Day/Night/Seasons
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?

Question #2

Which of the following means to tu on an axis?

Question #3
When the earth rotates it causes the seasons.
Question #4
The axis passes through the North and South pole on the Earth.
Question #5
When it is day on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side of the earth.
Question #6
The tilt of the Earth on it's axis creates seasons.
Question #7

It takes 24 hours or 1 day to complete one

Question #8

Which season has long days and short nights?

Question #9

Which season has short days and long nights?

Question #10
How does the tilt of the Earth on it's axis create seasons?
Description: A quiz to check your knowledge about Earth's revolution and rotation and how they effect day/night/seasons.
Resources : Earth revolution and rotation resources
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Earth's orbit around the sun and Earth's rotation
Check out these virtual labs to learn more.
PBS kids four seasons game
Learn more about the four seasons!
More information on revolution and rotation
Click here for more reading about Earth's rotation and revolution.
Description: These additional resources give more information and activities about the Earth's revolution and rotation.