The Seasons

An animation, with explanatory text, showing how the seasons are a consequence of the tilt of the Earth’s axis and how latitude influences this annual change in climate.

I have many others of the same format; these can be seen by visiting my shop on the TES website (search: rtyler62).

If you buy this resource, please print the Readme document as it contains the instructions and details of the files included.

NOTE: MACROS MUST BE ENABLED FOR ALL POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

Support material
Readme (instructions for whole lesson)
Learning outcomes (PowerPoint)
Starter activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)
Main activity (PowerPoint presentation)
Assessment (worksheets with answer sheets - differentiated)
Lesson notes (handout – 2 x A5 on A4 paper)
Plenary activity (PowerPoint and worksheet)

Users and timings
It is intended for all science teachers but particularly those who are not physics specialists and is, primarily, aimed at 11 to 14 year old pupils. Normally, the activities would fill a 45 to 60 minute lesson but could easily be extended to two lessons.

Learning outcomes
The learning outcomes are based on Bloom’s taxonomy of hierarchical classification: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The lesson title and learning outcomes are:

Why is it hot in the summer and cold in the winter?

Learning Outcomes

Comprehension
To explain why the seasons change as the Earth orbits the Sun.
To explain why the position of the Earth during its orbit affects the surface temperature at different locations on Earth.

Differentiation
The activities have varying degrees of differentiation; please refer to the Readme document.