Cool Videos
Solar Eclipse Video #1
Solar Eclipse Video #2
Solar Eclipse Video #3
Reasons for the Seasons Assignment
You must include:
- A ‘Reason for the Seasons’ title
- 4 Seasons – done in squares – labeled each season and put them in order
- Each season shows the Sun in the same place and the new position of the Earth
- Show the axis through the Earth
- Mark a place on the Earth to show where YOU are (Calgary)
- Demonstrate the temperature through an illustration
- Explain & illustrate changes in day/night length (Daylight hours)
- Changes to the Earth (seasonal changes - snow, leaves, animals, vegetation, precipitation, clothing etc. No holidays please)
- Your season paragraph that will be typed and glued below the Season square. It must include the position (tilt) of the northern and southern hemisphere ie) tipped toward or away from the Sun. What is happening to the number of daylight hours and describe 3 things that are happening due to the seasonal changes.
Name: _____________________
Sun ___
Mercury ___
Venus ___
Earth ___
Earth’s Moon ___
Mars ___
Jupiter ___
Saturn ___
Uranus ___
Neptune ___
Find for each:
Is it a GAS or TERRESTRIAL planet
Colour
Size
# of Moons
Which planet is it, in order from the SUN
3 interesting FAB FACTS
Temperature
Distance from Earth
How much is one day (one spin)
Orbiting speed
Gravity