Earth and the Solar System · Earth & Space
Earth's Rotation and Revolution
Connecting the movement of Earth to the cycles of day, night, and the changing seasons.
Key Questions
- 1How can we use shadows to prove that the Earth is rotating?
- 2Why do different hemispheres experience opposite seasons at the same time?
- 3What would happen to the length of a year if Earth moved further from the Sun?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Earth and Space Systems - Grade 6ON: Earth and Space Systems - Grade 5
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Science
Unit: Earth and the Solar System
Period: Earth & Space
Suggested Methodologies
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