Earth's Tilt Poster
The Earth's Tilt Poster was created by request and explores and graphically depicts the reasons we have seasons. It shows Earth's axis and why that impacts our seasonal weather. This resource is suited to Year 2 and Year 7 of the Australian National Curriculum.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to recognise Earth is a planet in the Solar System and identify patterns in the changing position of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky.
- We are learning to understand that the Sun is our source of light, that the Earth rotates on its axis and this causes changes such as night and day.
Curriculum alignment
AC9S2U01
9
Recognise Earth is a planet in the solar system and identify patterns in the changing position of the sun, moon, planets and stars in the sky
AC9S2I01
9
Pose questions to explore observed simple patterns and relationships and make predictions based on experiences
AC9S2H01
9
Describe how people use science in their daily lives, including using patterns to make scientific predictions
ACSSU048
8.4
Earth’s rotation on its axis causes regular changes, including night and day
ACSSU115
8.4
Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth and the moon
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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