1. HAVE PEN OR PENCIL OUT. BE IN SEAT. BE QUIET. BE READY TO LEARN. TAKE OUT STAR JOURNAL

2. OBJECTIVE TODAY EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

4. MEDICINE WHEEL IN WYOMING

7. PART 1: WHY DOES THE EARTH HAVE SEASONS? ON YOUR PAPER, EXPLAIN USING WORDS AND DIAGRAMS, WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

8. PART II: SHARE WITH YOUR PARTNER SHARE YOUR EXPLANATION OF WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS. COMBINE WHAT YOU AND YOUR PARTNER KNOW ABOUT WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASON. MAKE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT TO YOUR ORIGINAL EXPLANATION.

9. MANY PEOPLE THINK SEASONS ARE CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENCE IN DISTANCE OF THE EARTH TO THE SUN. THAT IS NOT CORRE CT!!!!!

10. THE EARTH IS CLOSER TO THE SUN DURING JANUARY AND FARTHER AWAY DURING JULY!!!!!

11. SO IT’S NOT DISTANCE TO THE SUN THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEASONS – WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE?

12. VIEW THE FOLLOWING ANIMATIONS TO HELP EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS. TEACHER TUBE BRAINPOP PRENTICE HALL TEACHER DOMAIN BILL NYE

15. NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT

16. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE RECEIVES MORE CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHT

18. PART 1V: RETHINK WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED. IN PART IV ON YOUR WORKSHEET, USE WORDS PHRASES AND LABELED DIAGRAMS TO EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTH HAS SEASONS.

19. PART V: EVALUATE YOUR LEARNING COMPARE YOUR LEARNING ABOUT SEASONS. READ YOUR ORGINAL EXPLANATION, COMPARE THAT TO YOUR MOST RECENT EXPLANATION. HOW HAS YOUR UNDERSTANDING CHANGED? WHAT CAN YOU EXPLAIN NOW THAT YOU COULD NOT BEFORE ?