Lesson 1: Earth's Tilted Axis

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Science

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6th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS1-3

Standards-aligned

Abbey Pitcher

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4 Slides • 5 Questions

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Why are some places on Earth colder than others?

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Multiple Choice

If you created a scale model of the Solar System where Earth was the size of a marble...

About how far would the Earth be from the Sun in this scale model?

A few inches

A few steps away

A long drive away

Multiple Choice

Places along Earth's Equator are hotter than places near the North and South pole because ...

... the middle of Earth is closer to the Sun than the top of Earth

... the middle of Earth gets more straight sunlight and the top of Earth gets slanted sunlight

BOTH answers are true

Multiple Choice

The sun feels hotter at 12:00pm than at 6:00am because...

We are closer to the Sun

We are getting more straight sunlight at 12:00

We are getting more slanted sunlight at 12:00

Poll

Have you heard someone say that Earth's axis is tilted? Do you know what that means?

Never heard that before!

I think I've heard that but I don't understand what that means

I've definitely heard that and could explain what it means

Investigation Question:

What does it mean that Earth's axis is tilted?

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