1. Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5
Term 4: Planet Earth and Beyond
Planet Earth
(PPT 1)

2. Topic 1 Planet Earth The earth moves
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3. The earth moves around the sun
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4. The earth spins on it’s own axis
The axis does not move.
The line is tilted at an angle.
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5. When the Earth has made a full turn, we call it a rotation.
It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make a full rotation.
This is how we have night and day.
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6. The Earth spins, and so we have Night and Day.
Egypt
The Earth spins, and so we have Night and Day.
South Africa
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7. Can you see Africa in this picture?
If you lived on the red dot, would it be day time or night time?
If you lived on the green dot, would it be day time or night time?
Gr 5 Natural Sciences and Technology – Term 4, Topic 1