Seasons
Activities:
- "Vary” Bright Days (5th–9th grades)
Explore how Earth's axial tilt and revolution around our Sun lead to differences in day length through the year. - Season Sequences (3rd–9th grades)
Experience the causes of Earth's seasons by modeling Earth's movement around our Sun. - Sun Spray: Exploring Seasonal Sunlight Changes (5th–7th grades)
Explore Earth's seasons with a “human globe. - Light and Latitudes: Seasons Across the Continents (8th–11th grades)
Children reinforce their understanding of seasonal dynamics by reading and graphing annual day-length data to determine the relative north or south latitude, and name, of their “mystery city.” - Seasons on Saturn (5th– 11th grades)
Extend understanding of the reasons for the seasons on Earth to other planets by modeling their seasonal changes.
Information
- Background on Seasons (educator)
Written for teachers and informal educators, this information would also be appropriate for students grades 7 and up
Other Resources
- Seasons audio-visual resources (Preschool–8th grades)
Recommended videotapes and cassettes for students from pre-school through 8th grade. - Books on Seasons (K–high school)
Recommended books primarily for students with information, stories and legends, and activities on seasons. - Web sites on Seasons (K–adult)
Recommended Web sites with information, legends and activities on seasons for a broad range of ages. - SkyTellers dvd and resource guide (K–8th grade)
LPI set comes with a dvd containing ten traditional Native American stories, each coupled with a science story. It also comes with a resource guide. - Seasons Powerpoint (Educators)
A powerpoint developed for use in teacher workshops, to be used in conjunction with hands-on activities.
