Do Now!! Write your heading Copy the day’s Learning Target: I can explain why there are seasons Answer the following question (please copy the question) What are the four seasons? What are the differences among them?

Mini Lesson There are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter There are two reasons for seasons The Earth is tilted by 23.5º The Earth revolves around the Sun

Tilted Earth

Seasons When it is summer in New York (Northern Hemisphere) it is winter in Australia (Southern Hemisphere (and the opposite) When it is fall in New York, it is spring in Australia (and the opposite) Sun

The Earth revolves counterclockwise

Seasons The more DIRECT the rays, the hotter it is

Solstices and Equinoxes Solstice: Happens twice a year, when Earth’s axis is titled furthest away or closest towards the Sun Summer Solstice: June 21st, the longest day of the year Winter Solstice: December 21st, the shortest day of the year

Solstices

Mini Lesson Equinox: Two times of the year when night and day are about the same length. The Sun is crossing the Equator and it is an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole. Autumnal Equinox: September 21st, first day of fall Spring Equinox: March 21st, first day of spring

Equinox vs. Solstice

Presenting diagrams Presenting Ms. Gerstein’s diagram Present your diagram from last week

Activity Create a diagram that includes The Earth in 4 positions around the Sun Labeled seasons for both the North and South hemisphere Labeled dates with the equinoxes and solstices

Debrief Present your diagram