1. Station 1
1. Add the North Star 2. Label the Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere (include Solstice and Equinox) 3. Add the correct dates 4. Which location shows the Northern Hemisphere with the most direct sunlight

2. Station 2 Label the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. Add the Sun
Which part of the Earth is always the warmest? Why? Call it Z and add it to your diagram.
Which location (X or Y) has more hours of night? What season is it?
What type of
temperatures
does it have? X Y

3. Station 3 Label the season for each picture.
Describe the angle of sunlight at each location. A B
Sunlight angle—
What type of temperatures?
Sunlight angle—
What type of temperatures?

4. Draw a picture and Act it out
Station 4
Define Rotation
Draw a picture and Act it out
Rotation gives us _________, which has a length of _______________

5. Station 5 Define Revolution Draw a picture and Act it out
Revolution gives us ___________, which has a length of ___________________

6. Station 6
1. Label the Seasons for the Southern Hemisphere. 2. Which location has the greatest number of hours of daylight for the Southern Hemisphere

7. Station 7 Globe Lab
Observe the temperature of the probes at the two locations on the globe.
Record the temperature of Locations A and B
A__________ Is it at the Equator or Pole?
B __________ Is it at the Equator or Pole?
3. Which part of the Earths surface receives the MOST direct rays from the sun?

8. Station 8
Use the flashlight to shine light on the graph paper at 3 different angles (90o, 60o and 30o).
Draw a line around the light pattern for each angle
__________
Count the number of squares within each drawn oval. Record on your paper.
Which angle shows direct sunlight? Which season has direct light?
Which angle shows indirect sunlight? Which season has indirect light?

9. Station 9
What would day and night be like if the rate of rotation slowed down?
What would happen to the length of seasons if the Earth’s orbit was much larger?

10. Station 10
Describe the number of daylight hours for the Northern hemisphere at position A.