The Reason for Seasons - Earth's Tilt and Orbit

Year 7 · Science · Lesson Plan · $9.99 AUD

Science · Year 7 · Earth and Space · Lesson 2 of 4. We are learning to explain that the seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis as the Earth orbits the Sun over a year, not by the Earth's distance from the Sun.

Part of the "Earth, Sun and Moon" sub-unit. Aligned to AC9S7U03, AC9S7I04 (Australian Curriculum v9).

Students will:
• We are learning to explain that the seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis as the Earth orbits the Sun over a year, not by the Earth's distance from the Sun.

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