Seasons and Temperature

Students will use different models to recreate the effects of the Sun on Earth. In Part 1, students use a model to examine the equinox. In Part 2, students use a protractor to place the Earth model at a tilt and examine, predict, and describe temperature differences between seasons.

Grade Level: Middle School

Subject: Earth Science

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Use models to recreate the effects of the Sun on Earth. In part 1 we examine the equinox, and in part 2 we place the Earth model at a tilt and examine, predict,...

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Middle School Science Extension Lab Station

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