Download First Day of Spring Resources

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On the Dial-a-Season handout, draw a picture to represent each season. Then play a spinner game to practice naming the seasons in order.

Build a sundial, observe the sun at different times of day, then construct an argument for why sundials are an effective method for telling time.

Model how Earth’s tilted axis causes the season using your bodies to represent the earth’s orbit and passing around an inflatable earth.

Every TCI lesson includes ideas for Enhancing Learning. Here are a few that may be helpful during the first day of spring.

Video

Book
- Sunshine Makes the Season by Franklyn M. Branley. Did you know that the sun also makes the seasons? This informative picture book explains the role of the sun in relation to the seasons as well as to its importance to all living things on Earth.
Simulation
- Why Do We Have Seasons? http://d3tt741pwxqwm0.cloudfront.net/WGBH/npls13/npls13_int_seasons/index.html# This simulation helps students visualize how changes in the positioning of the sun and earth result in seasons. Students interact with the website explore important factors such as the earth’s orbit, the sun’s path in the sky, the sun’s angle, and seasonal lag.

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