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The Sun and the Earth
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/07/g35/seasons.html
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This lesson plan helps students understand the relationship between the Earth and the Sun and how this relationship affects observable phenomena on Earth, such as the seasons. Students will describe the differences between the four seasons and investigate why they occur; diagram the Earth and Sun during different seasons; use the Cosmic Map activity; predict and find out what the weather is actually like in different places; and write journal entries from the points of view of people living in different parts of the world.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
Subject:
  • Climatology
  • Geographical Sciences:
    • Physical geography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 2001 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-304
Educational standards:
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Physical systems:
      • The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
    • The world in spatial terms:
      • How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
Related resources:
This resource is part of 'National Geographic Xpeditions Atlas'
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/index.html
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html