Details
| Type of Product: | Journal Article |
| Average Rating: | 
based on 4 reviews |
| Publication Title: | Science and Children |
| Publication Date: | 7/1/2005 |
| Pages: | 3 |
| Grade Level: | Elementary School, Middle School |
Description
Understanding the Sun has challenged people since ancient times. Mythology from the Greek, Inuit, and Inca cultures attempted to explain the daily appearance and nightly disappearance of the sun by relating it to a chariot racing across the sky. While people no longer believe the Sun is a chariot racing across the sky, teachers are still challenged to help children develop accurate understandings about the Sun and the "reasons" for the seasons. This article offers suggested activities.
Ideas For Use
This article provides resources for understanding the sun and the seasons.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
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Seasons
Asking questions
Collecting data
Communicating
Modeling
Climate
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| Intended User Role: | Elementary-Level Educator, Learner, Middle-Level Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Curriculum, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials |
Technical
| Resource Format: | application/pdf |
| Size: | 143 KB |
| Requirements: | Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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National Standards Correlation
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- Earth Science
- Changes in earth and sky
- Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons.
- Objects in the sky have patterns of movement.
- Teaching Standards
- Teachers provide students with the time, space, and resources needed to learn science.
- Make the available science tools, materials, media, and technological resources accessible to students.
Customer Reviews
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Learning About Seasons |
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Reviewed by: Kathy Renfrew (Barnet, VT) on August 6, 2012 |
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Teaching students about the seasons continues to be a challenge. Newer research suggests that we wait until students are older before we attempt to teach this concept. Having said that, I found the suggested activities are an appropriate intrduction to this very complicated concept. I like the idea of students measuring shadows at different times of the year. They will begin to notice some differences and hopefully start them thinking and questioning. After discussion, I would read the book! Artic Lights, Artic Night is a great book...an Outstanding Science Trade Book!! |
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Trade books about Seasons by the Sun |
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Reviewed by: Susan Grandick on July 28, 2011 |
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Trade books can help students make connections to knowledge that they have gained after use of inquiry-based activities. This journal article has two books that explain the reason for the seasons... along with activities to activate and reinforce learning of this concept. Students love to use trade books and demonstrte their knowledge of the world around them. Great activities! |
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Using Trade Books to Teach Earth/Space Science |
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Reviewed by: Dorian Janney (Gaithersburg, MD) on December 16, 2010 |
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This short article focuses on two trade books, "Sunshine Makes the Seasons" and "Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights" and discusses how these trade books can be effectively used with elementary school aged students to increase their knowledge of the Sun and the reasons for the seasons. I found that this article fully described how these trade books can be obtained as well as offering concrete examples of instructional activities that a teacher would use, with the trade book, to instruct young children at a developmentally appropriate level. |
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Activities to reinforce children's literature |
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Reviewed by: Allison on November 3, 2010 |
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The article reviews two children's nonfiction books about seasons on Earth, then provides detailed, comprehensive, and excellent instructions for activities to guide children through the books. The activities reinforce the science concepts found in the books, using a hands-on, inquiry focus. The age-appropriate, interesting activities would be enjoyed by the children, and create artifacts they can keep and refer to as they get older. One book is aimed at younger children (grades 1 - 3), but both could be used effectively in any elementary grade. |
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