Step 1: Make a copy of this Slideshow. (Click File/Make Copy/Entire Presentation)
Please add your name to the title.
Step 2: Watch this video.
Step 3: Consider the following questions:
What does the lamp represent?
Does the tilt of the Earth change as it orbits the Sun?
Are the circles of light on the globe all the same size?
What do the “concentrated” circles of light on the globe represent?
What do the “spread out” circles of light on the globe represent?
Why do the circles of light remain the same in the center of the globe even as the Earth orbits the Sun?
Step 4: Complete the chart on the next slide.
Step 5: Write a paragraph stating your claim. Your paragraph must include evidence and reasoning to support your claim.
(YouTube video is called What Causes the Seasons? by funsciencedemos)
Why do we have seasons?
Directions: Please complete the chart below to answer the question and provide evidence and reasoning to support your claim. Please include evidence from the video.
Claim: We experience different seasons because the tilt of the earth as it travels around the sun.
Evidence: What evidence supports the claim?
(Please remember to use evidence from the video.)
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Reasoning: Explain how your evidence supports your claim about why we experience different seasons.
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Why do we have different seasons?
Claim: We experience different seasons because of the tilt of the Earth as it travels around the Sun.
Evidence:
1. In the video, the lamp represents the Sun, and the globe represents the Earth. As the lamp is tilted, different parts of the Earth receive different amounts of light, resulting in different seasons.
2. The video demonstrates that the tilt of the Earth remains constant as it orbits the Sun. This shows that the tilt does not change, and thus, the seasons are consistent and predictable.
3. The circles of light on the globe in the video are not all the same size. This demonstrates that different parts of the Earth receive different amounts of sunlight throughout the year.
Reasoning: The evidence from the video supports the claim that we experience different seasons because of the tilt of the Earth. The constant tilt of the Earth as it orbits the Sun means that different parts of the Earth receive different amounts of sunlight throughout the year. This leads to variations in temperature and weather patterns, giving rise to the different seasons we experience. The changing angles of sunlight also affect the length of daylight and the intensity of heat, further contributing to the different seasons.