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Reason for the Seasons

In this activity (on page 6 of the PDF), learners plot the path of the sun's apparent movement across the sky on two days, with the second day occurring two or three months after the first. This is an introductory activity in a guide related to the science of sleep and daily rhythms, but can also be used to explain why we have seasons. This activity also has a strong math element as learners will use a protractor to estimate the angle of the sun...

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Plane Geometry, Moon and Sun, Orbit, NSDL, Biological Science, Sun, Spring, Rotation, Physics, Daylight, Conducting Investigations, Geometry, Health/Medicine, Chemistry, Earth Structure, General, Data Representation, Space Science, Data Analysis, Fall, Tilt, Science and Society, Life Science, Physical Science, Seasons, Perihelion, Geoscience, Communicating Results, Aphelion, Measurement, Summer, Mathematics, Motion and Forces, Hemisphere, Data Collection, Gathering Data, General Science, Solid Geometry, Earth, Winter, Human Body, Data Analysis and Probability, Days, Rotation Motion, Education, Formulating Explanations, Axis