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Earth's Day Night Cycle
🌍 Part 1: Understanding Day and Night
1. What causes day and night on Earth?
The Sun moving around the Earth
The Earth rotating on its axis
The Moon blocking the Sun
Clouds covering the Sun
2. How long does it take for Earth to complete one full rotation?
12 hours
24 hours
1 week
1 month
3. When it is daytime in Australia, what is happening on the other side of the Earth?
It is also daytime
It is night-time
It is always the same time everywhere
There is no Sun on the other side
4. Fill in the blanks:
The ________ is the centre of our solar system. The Earth ________ around its axis once every ________ hours, which gives us day and night.
☀️ Part 2: Solar System Knowledge
5. Which of these statements about the Sun are true? (Tick all correct answers)
The Sun is a star
The Sun moves around the Earth
The Sun provides light and heat to Earth
The Sun is much larger than Earth
6. When you used the torch and globe in class, what did the torch represent?
7. Explain why we have shadows during the day:
8. Draw a simple diagram showing the Sun, Earth, and how sunlight creates day and night. Label your drawing.
🌙 Part 3: Observations and Connections
9. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have used the night sky for thousands of years. What are two things they used the stars for?
Navigation (finding directions)
Telling time and seasons
Making fires
Cooking food
10. If you wanted to observe the Moon tonight, what time would be best to look for it?
During the day when it's bright
In the evening or at night
Only at sunrise
The Moon is never visible
11. Describe one new fact you learned about space, the Sun, Earth, or Moon during today's lesson:
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