Student Exploration: Seasons in 3D (ANSWERKEY)DownloadStudent Exploration: Seasons in 3DVocabulary: axis, equinox, latitude, Northern Hemisphere, revolve, rotate, solar energy, solarintensity, Southern Hemisphere, summer solstice, winter solsticePrior Knowledge Question (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)Both New Zealand and Argentina are in the Southern Hemisphere (south of the equator).What time
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Student Exploration: Seasons in 3D (ANSWER
KEY)
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Student Exploration: Seasons in 3D
Vocabulary: axis, equinox, latitude, Northern Hemisphere, revolve, rotate, solar energy, solar
intensity, Southern Hemisphere, summer solstice, winter solstice
Prior Knowledge Question (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
Both New Zealand and Argentina are in the Southern Hemisphere (south of the equator).
What time of year would you plan a ski vacation in New Zealand
What time of year would you visit the beaches of Argentina?
Gizmo Warm-up
Seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are different from seasons in the Northern
Hemisphere (north of the equator.) Using the Seasons in 3D Gizmo™, you will discover what
causes the seasons and learn why seasons are different in each hemisphere.
To begin, move the speed slider all the way to the right. Click Play () and observe the SIMULATION
pane.
Describe Earth’s movements:
Earth revolves around the Sun and rotates on its axis. On the SIMULATION pane, the axis is
represented by a red line.
Click Reset (), and then click Play again. Look at the side view of Earth at the bottom of the
SIMULATION pane.
What do you notice about Earth’s axis as Earth revolves around the Sun?
When is the Northern Hemisphere tilted toward the Sun?
When is the Southern Hemisphere tilted toward the Sun
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