Why do we have days and nights? Why do some places have seasons? In this lesson, you will learn...

Why do we have days and nights?

Why do some places have seasons?

In this lesson, you will learn about ; rotation & revolution of the earth and its impact on the earth

This is a self-directed lesson. You will learn at your own pace and skip segment that you will already

know. At the end of the lesson, you will inform both yourself and the teacher what you have learnt.

Learning Targets

• I must be able to explain the 2 movements of the Earth and its impacts on Earth.

- Rotation

- Revolution

• I must be able to draw and explain the diagram to show the seasons

Do you know about the Solar System?

http://www.dinosaurtheory.com/thick_atmosphere.html

Why do we have days and nights?

• Night

My explanation……

What is the scientific explanation?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLl8sDZRSYg – rotation (1.29)

• http://www.slideshare.net/pratibhasingh/class6-earth-rotation-and-revolution

• ( look at the rotation segment only at this moment)

Can you identify the seasons?

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/capitalization-of-seasons.html

What causes the seasons?

Earth’s revolution & Seasons• http://macmillanmh.com/science/2008/student/

na/scienceinmotion/Common/SIM.html?Module=../Grade4/Chapter8-EarthRevolvesAroundTheSun/

• http://macmillanmh.com/science/2008/student/na/scienceinmotion/Common/SIM.html?Module=../Grade1/Chapter8-EarthMoves/

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=000-3JYM0NI&NR=1&feature=endscreen – revolution (5)

- You need not watch all videos. Choose 1 or 2 to watch until you can understand

Earth’s Revolution & Seasons

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=000-3JYM0NI&NR=1&feature=endscreenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=000-3JYM0NI&NR=1&feature=endscreen –(5.53) detailed explanation of day & night & seasons

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op6vsLNf3WY&hl=en-GB&gl=SG – good explanation (8.21) – you should try to draw with the teacher

Can you explain the seasons?

http://www.thesourcefm.co.uk/node/597

Can you explain the seasons?

Can you use this diagram to explain?

How to become a self-regulated learner?

• Do you know what is the learning target for this lesson? ( Do you know what your need to understand – knowledge & skill)

• Can you go thru the slides and think about what you are reading and listening?

• Do you have questions as you learn?

• Do you know what you have learnt , un-learnt and re-learn?

How do you know that you have learnt/understood?

• When you can explain to somebody – friend, teacher, parents etc

• When you can answer the 2 questions on the first slide

• When you have further questions to ask

• The challenge – be able to draw the diagram to show the revolution of the earth & its season

Reflective Journal

• What were the new knowledge you learnt today?

• Were you able to learn on your own?

• What did you find was easy and what was challenging as you learn on your own?

• What are still unclear to you abt rotation and revolution?