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Interactive Science | Seasons-Two Reasons For The Four Seasons
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Teaching the seasons to our students
involves getting most of them to let go of a commonly-held
notion: that how hot and cold we are is caused by how close we
are to the sun. Undoing that learning is difficult.
A flashlight and a globe are all that
students need to understand what causes the seasons. Before you
even explain anything, they will see with their own eyes that it
has little to do with how close we are to the sun.
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►A strong set of
Teacher Notes (shown left), including:
- 5 pages of details, discussion, and information. Illustrated with images to keep you clear.
- Divided into 3 easy-to-follow sections: Materials per student
(linked to a science supply company), Beforehand, and Procedure.
- 2 teacher/student dialogues, based on actual classroom
discussion, which gives you a truer feel for the lesson.
- 3 Accessories- things you can choose to include to
lengthen and deepen the activity.
►A one-page
Quick Notes document that outlines the lesson. Use this to see just what the essential elements are, or if you find the regular Teacher Notes too descriptive.
►A stunning 16-slide
PowerPoint (shown right) that compliments the student handout, guides you and your students through this activity with note cues, powerful images, and simple instructions. ►A
Student Handout that introduces and then reinforces the 2 main reasons for the seasons, moves into a playful matching activity where calendar events are tied to positions of the sun, moon, and earth, and sends students home with a meaningful homework assignment.
►16
pictures you can use any way you like to reinforce concepts.
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PowerPoint
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