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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Earth and Sun

For Students 9th - 10th
A slideshow exploring Earth's rotation and revolution around the sun. Learn that because of Earth's axis tilt we experience the seasons!
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Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: What Causes the Season?

For Students 5th - 8th
Explore what causes the change of seasons on the Earth.
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Article
NASA

Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover 10 interesting things about Earth, including its shape, its seasons, rotation, Ice Ages, the Atacama Desert, gravity, changing sea levels, and the Moon.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain what causes seasons on Earth.
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Website
Other

Nasa: Iss Earth Kam

For Students 9th - 10th
Students get a whole new perspective of the world through images obtained from the International Space Station. Students can even request images to be taken through ISS EarthKAM. Activities and educator guides are provided.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: A Blanket of Snow

For Students K - 1st
Read about how even as snow covers the land with a beautiful white blanket, signs of spring lurk beneath it. Book includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: It's Spring!

For Students K - 1st
When spring arrives, there are lots of things for children to do. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish, and Turkish with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Too Much Mud!

For Students K - 1st
With the coming of springtime, the mud makes things very messy, something children love. Book includes audio narration in 11 additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Spring Senses

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read about the wonderful changes that take place when spring arrives. Book includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Winter, Winter, Spring

For Students Pre-K - K
Book with colorful illustrations of winter and spring sights and activities. Vocabulary words are 'winter' and 'spring' only. Includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: It's Fall!

For Students K - 1st
Read about the changes that take place when autumn arrives. Book includes audio narration in 18 additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Spring Comes to the Desert

For Students K - 1st
Learn about springtime in the desert and the plants and animals that live there. Book includes audio narration in 20 additional languages with text in English.
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Interactive
Other

Footprints Science: Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
A single animated slide that demonstrates how the alignment of earth causes the summer and winter seasons.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth and Space the Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[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.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Earth's Movements in Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains definitions for axis, rotation, revolution explanation of seasons and an assessment using Activotes.
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Graphic
University of Utah

University of Utah: Aspire: Seasons Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, use seasons to determine your location. Click on the different dates to view the earth's shadow at different times of the year from the sun's position.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Models of the Earth and Moon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan from the Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrates the causes of; day and night, seasons, and phases of the moon.With a few items, you help the elementary student discover why these phenomena occur.
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Handout
Other

Lunar and Planetary Institute: Sky Tellers: Myths, Magic, Mysteries of Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
Very nice website with excellent graphics depicting the change of the seasons and how the seasons are different between the northern and southern hemisphere. Also has a nice informational table of the spring and fall equinox and summer...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The features of aquifers and the water table.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Groundwater Aquifers

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The features of aquifers and the water table.
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Article
Space.com

Moon Facts: Fun Information About the Earth's Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
How did the moon form? Learn the answer to this and numerous other fun facts in this article from Space.com.
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Unit Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Songs and Poems

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
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Website
Ohio State University

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Common Misconceptions About Day and Night

For Students 9th - 10th
Misconceptions about the causes of seasons and day and night are common through all ages. Use the information on this site to help your students understand these concepts. Included are links to many resources and lesson plans for...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Seasons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed to assess a student's comprehension of a basic meteorological phenomenon.

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