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Handout
Science U

Science U: Reasons for the Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage uses diagrams and video to explain the causes of the seasons.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Season

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry for the seasons. Click on each specific season for more information.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: A Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How long is a day? What do most children do during certain hours of the day? What is day? This site offers the answers to these questions, lists the days of the week, and provides a hour-by-hour listing of what a typical kid's day...
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: The Seasons

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Website
Other

Electric Sky: Vernal Equinox

For Students 9th - 10th
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.