Here Comes the Sun...dah, dah, dah, dah!!!

How does the movement of the Earth affect the position of the Sun? That's the focus question we have been trying to answer in class! It is , however, not our only question. Is the Sun moving from one side of Jacksonville to the other? Does the Sun rise out of the ocean? Why does the length of day vary? We are on the case! We began our study by acting out the rotation and revolution of the Earth as it moves on its orbit. Our next step was to create models of the Earth on its axis to help us better understand the tilt and rotation/revolution around the Sun. We watched a simulation of the Earth's movement at this website. Now we were beginning to understand! Next we turned our focus to the hours of daylight on a given day. Each Tuesday and Thursday we chart when the sun rises and sets, and then calculate the total hours of daylight. You can find this information at home by clicking here! So that's where we are right now...how do you think things are going? What have you learned so far? What are you still curious about?!?