THEME: INVESTIGATING THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE

LEARNING AREA:Investigating the earth and the Universe

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:2.1 Understanding the movements of the Earth, the Moon and The Sun.2.2 Understanding the occurrence of Day and Night

The The EarthEarth

The Moon

Moves around the sun

Rotates on its axis

WEST

EAST

* Earth rotates on it axis from west to east

* The rotation of the earth is tilted at an angle

* It Takes 24 hours or one day to complete

one rotation

* We cannot feel the rotation of the earth because

the earth is very big compare to us

* The rotation of the earth on its axis cause :

a) the occurrence of day and night

b) the sun rises in the east and sets in the west

* As the earth rotates on its axis, it is also moving

around the sun

* It moves around the sun from west to east

* The earth takes about 365¼ days to complete

one round in one orbit

Moves round the earth

Rotates from west to easton its axis

ROTATION AND MOVEMENT OF THE MOON

* The moon also rotates on its own axis

* As the moon rotates on its axis it is also moving

around the earth

* The moon moves around the earth from west

to east

* The moon takes about 271/3 days to move

around the earth

Day Day and Night

EARTH FACESTHE SUN

Night

Understanding occurrence of Day and Night

EARTH FACINGAWAY FROM

THE SUN

DUE TO ROTATIONOF EARTH ON

ITS AXIS

Light

DAYNIGHT

Light

Light

Light