Lesson 1: Earth's Tilted Axis

Warm Up Chat:

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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