Day/Night (Rotation)
The Earth rotates on its axis one complete turn in a 24 hour period (1 solar day). This causes the earth to have night and day. The earth spins from west to east on its axis at a speed of just over a thousand miles per hour.
This page contains lesson-specific ECSAPE Lesson Plans and complete, uncut video repository of the ESCAPE Earth Science Professional Development and actual Classroom Implementation. If you would like to access the interactive trainings for this lesson, you may enroll in our ESCAPE Online PD Course.
Background Content
Teacher Professional Development
Visual Arts
Dance Arts
Classroom Implementation
The following videos were filmed during lesson implementation by teachers in the Orange County Cohort. Please feel free to use these videos to better visualize how the lessons can look in an actual classroom setting. Note that we do not intend for you to try to recreate the lessons exactly as you see them here.
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1. Introduction Warm Up
2. Axis
3. Earth Rotation Activity
4. Styrofoam Earth Rotation
5. Partner Rotation Dance
6. Length of Day and Night