Sing the following to the "Row-Row-Row your Boat" tune: Ro-Ro-Rotation, For 24 Hours, each day. The Earth Spins on its axis This will make one day. Rev-Rev-Revolution, The Earth goes 'round the sun. 365 days in all, Until a year is done.

In class:

• Rotation/Revolution Dance- You will be working with the people sitting at your table.  Your group will have 5 minutes to come up with a "dance" to demonstrate rotation and revolution.   

• Whole group instruction - Actively participate in class discussion/presentation of how Earth rotates and revolves and how those two motions affect changes in daylight and seasons. Details of what you will be doing will be given during class.

On your own:

• Choose to complete one of the following:
• Hands-On Lab - Using the materials provided, carry out the lab and answer all questions on the following lab sheets: Rotation & Revolution Hands-On Lab and Seasons Hands-On Lab

• Online Web Exploration - Using the internet, complete the web exploration: Rotation & Revolution Web Exploration and Seasons Web Exploration
•  Use the following sites:
• Rotation & Revolution
• http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/cycles/day.html
• http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Earth?imgsize=320&opt=-l&lat=14.7917&ns=North&lon=66.0833&ew=West&alt=260366&img=learth.evif
• http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skytellers/day_night/about.shtml
• http://www.learner.org/jnorth/images/graphics/mclass/SunlightAnimation_Day.gif
• Seasons
• http://astro.unl.edu/naap/motion1/animations/seasons_ecliptic.swf
• https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/kahl/www/CoVis/Seasons/
• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/07/popup/cosmic.html

• Text Exploration - Using the text resources provided, complete the following worksheet: Rotation & Revolution Web Exploration and  Seasons Text Exploration

• Click on the links for information on seasons:

                    http://www.khanacademy.org/new-and-noteworthy/v/how-earth-s-tilt-causes-seasons

• Complete the Graphic Organizer: Rotation & Revolution Concept Map

Image Locations:

Earth's Rotation: http://earthspacescience.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/earth_rotation1.jpg

Earth's Revolution: https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/kahl/www/CoVis/Seasons/earth_revolution.jpg