Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Seasonal Observations: Fall
Fall begins with the autumnal equinox, usually around September 22 or 23. The equinox is the time of the year when we have equal length of night and day.
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Our Year
The concept of a year in time and the various kinds of year used in human timekeeping are discussed.
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Web Exhibit: The Chinese Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Chinese calendar.
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Web Exhibit: The Christian (Julian) Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Christian (Julian) calendar.
Other
Montana State University: Spring and Fall Equinox
This Montana State University site provides a simple chart on the spring and fall equinox and a description of the process.
Fundación Cientec
Cientec: Equinoccios Y Solsticios
Read about equinoxes and solstices. You will also find a table with date and time of the future equinoxes and solstices in the coming years.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Ensalada De Solsticios Y Equinocios
In Spanish. This is a quick visual introduction about the autumn equinox and summer solstice.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: The Seasons
Learn about the four seasons, when they occur in the northern and southern hemispheres, and why the seasons change as the Earth rotates around the Sun.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Earth and Space the Seasons
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the relationship between the sun and earth and how the seasons happen. Vocabulary of the equinox, solstice, etc. is included.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Rome's Influence
A lesson plan which has young scholars understanding the impact that Rome had on history, from things as diverse as city planning to our everyday vocabulary.
Other
Autumnal Equinox From the Electronic Sky
This site, written by an amateur astronomer with 30 years of study and interest, explains the equinox with photos and charts.
Other
Electric Sky: Vernal Equinox
This site, created by an amateur who has studied astronomy for thirty years, provides a scholarly explanation of the vernal equinox. Links to definitions of significant terms.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Reasons for the Seasons
A brief explanation of the Earth's rotation around the Sun and how it relates to the amount of sunlight the Earth receives, and to the seasons. Includes two questions for students to respond to.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Bede, the Venerable
Encyclopedia entry for the English scholar who wrote a history of the early centuries of Anglo-Saxon England and an encyclopedia which consisted largely of excerpts from Pliny the Elder.
Curated OER
Montana State University: Spring and Fall Equinox
This Montana State University site provides a simple chart on the spring and fall equinox and a description of the process.