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THE EARTH & THE SUN Day and Night

Day an Da y and d Ni Nigh ght t – Th The e Ea Earth th and nd th the e Sun un  Each day the sun seems to move across the sky  But is the Sun actually moving? • What do you think? • Talk to the person next to you, share ideas, & be ready to share!  What is actually moving, the Sun or the Earth? • Share your ideas with the class • Be ready to explain your thinking

Mo More re about out th the e Ea Earth th  The Earth has an imaginary line passing through the center of the Earth  The Axis  The Earth rotates [spins] on its Axis  How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation on its Axis?  What do you think?  Do you have any evidence to support your ideas?

Rotation tation of the f the Ea Earth th  What causes day and night?  The Earth turns on its Axis is  This motion is called Rotation ation  It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make one complete rotati tion on on its axis

Day an y and d Nigh ght  When a place on Earth faces the Sun, it is daytime  When a place on Earth faces away from the Sun, , it is night time  Find nd 2 places es on t n the Earth h where e it is dayti time  Find 2 places es on the Earth th where e it is night ht time me Explain your thinking. 

Read ead Alo loud: ud: What hat Ma Makes es Da Day y & Ni Nigh ght? t? ■ What Makes Day & Night, Franklin M. Branly – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2y69y4pcN0

Fi Fina nal l Th Thoughts: oughts: Da Day y an and Ni Nigh ght  YouTube video – Night and Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8-Bn5PUBk 