Do Now!! Write your heading Copy the day’s Learning Target: I can give evidence for rotation
Mini Lesson Why does the Sun rise and set? The Earth is rotating, so we begin to see the Sun in the East, and then see it leave in the West
Evidence for Rotation Foucault Pendulum: a pendulum that does not move as things around it move. It has pegs all around it so as the Earth rotates it hits each one. It should take 24 hours. http://geokerk.googlepages.com/foucaultspendulumatthemusedesartsetmtiersparis.htm
Evidence for Rotation Coriolis Effect: the curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth’s rotation
Journaling Reflect, Relate, Expand Ms Gerstein’s example: Time zones
Activity Your question: What happens on Earth because of the Earth’s rotation? Reflect, Relate, and Expand.
Debrief Share your journal entry