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Science

Earth and Space

Year One

Science | Year 5 | Earth and Space | Night and Day International | Lesson 5

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  • I can investigate night and day in different parts of the Earth.
  • I can report and present findings from enquiries.

Success Criteria

Aim

  • I can make predictions about night and day in different places on Earth.
  • I can support the idea that different places on Earth experience night and day at different times with evidence.
  • I can explain why night and day occur at different times in different places on Earth.
  • I can report and present findings from enquiries with support.
  • I can report and present findings from enquiries.
  • I can write a conclusion which explains my findings.

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Night and Day

Discuss the following questions with your talk partner:

Why does night and day occur? How do you know?

Does night and day occur at the same time everywhere on Earth?

Why? Why not?

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Night and Day �Investigation

If it is 12:00 in __________________ then I predict the sun will be

rising in ___________________, setting in ______________________

and it will be night time in __________________________________.

Click here for an

Interactive Globe

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Predictions

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Checking Predictions

How can we check if our predictions are correct?

Where would we get the information from?

Where would we get the information from?

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Time Zones

Time Zone Maps can help us to work out the time in different countries. If the time is 12.00pm in the UK then to find out what the time is in different countries by:

  • finding the country
  • looking at the bottom of the map to find how many hours we have to add or subtract from the time in the UK.

Click the map for a full screen version!

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Time Zones Activity

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Checking Predictions

Where would we get the information from?

Were your predictions correct? Why? Why not?

What was the relationship between the time of day in one place and another with respect to distance?

Complete the Conclusion section on your investigation sheet.

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  • I can investigate night and day in different parts of the Earth.
  • I can report and present findings from enquiries.

Success Criteria

Aim

  • I can make predictions about night and day in different places on Earth.
  • I can support the idea that different places on Earth experience night and day at different times with evidence.
  • I can explain why night and day occur at different times in different places on Earth.
  • I can report and present findings from enquiries with support.
  • I can report and present findings from enquiries.
  • I can write a conclusion which explains my findings.

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