Day/night seasons

• Science
• 6th Grade

How do you feel today?

What is your favorite season?

Winter

Spring

Fall

Summer

Put the seasons in order from first to last in the year.

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

FOURTH

WINTER

SUMMER

SPRING

FALL

                              The spin of a body, such as Earth, on its Axis; determines Day and Night

                                Halves of the Earth; divided by the equator into Northern and Southern Hemispheres        

                        Imaginary line running from the North pole to the South pole

                                   The motion of a body, such as Earth, around another body, such as the Sun, making one complete orbit; determines seasons of the year

Hemisphere

Axis

Revolution

Rotation

What causes the seasons on Earth?

1. Earth's orbit around the Sun
2. Moon's gravitational pull
3. Tilt of Earth's axis
4. Distance from the Sun

00:49

What 2 things causes day and night?

1. Stars' brightness
2. Moon's phases
3. Sun's position
4. Earth's rotation

01:40

How long does Earth take to rotate around the Sun?

1. 12 months
2. 30 days
3. 365 days
4. 24 hours

02:25

What would happen if the Earth was not tilted? Would you like it?

Name the Planets

Earth

Venus

Mars

Mercury

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto

00:20

What galaxy is Earth located in?

1. Whirlpool
2. Andromeda
3. Triangulum
4. Milky Way

04:53

Write 3 things you learned from that video

On the next slide, you will label each Hemisphere 

Axis

Equator

Northern hemisphere

Southern hemisphere

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

Number 4

When does the September equinox occur?

1. September 23
2. October 1
3. September 22
4. August 30

01:11

What day does winter solstice occur?

1. December 22
2. November 30
3. December 21
4. January 1

01:58

On which date is the March equinox?

1. March 20
2. April 1
3. February 28
4. March 21

01:11

On which date does the summer solstice occur?

1. June 21
2. May 21
3. July 1
4. June 22

What is the difference between Solstices and Equinoxes?