Earth's Orbit Around the Sun
4th Grade•35 minutes
Learning Objective
I can create a model to show how Earth orbits the Sun.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 5 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What does the red line on the Styrofoam ball represent in the model?
2. In the model, what does the wooden rod represent?
3. Why is it important to keep the Earth positioned with the tilt in the same direction as it orbits the Sun in the model?
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Modeling Earth's Orbit around the Sun
Colleen LaMotte
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