Lesson 2 of 20 · Days and Seasons

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Earth Spins Like a Top

🧪Lab Brief #2

Days and Seasons.

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

Day and night happen because the Earth spins like a top. One full spin takes 24 hours!

Key Words

Tap a word to see its definition.

Materials Needed

flashlight
ball (Earth)
small ball (moon)

Safety First

Have an adult check your set-up before you start, and tidy everything away afterwards.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 — Do

Use a flashlight and a ball to show how the Earth's spin creates day and night.

Step 3 — Observe

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 4 — Record

Share your results with a partner.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What causes day and night?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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