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Day and Night - Year 5

Day and Night - Year 5

Year 5 science programme of study - Earth and space:

• use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky

In this science teaching resource pupils discover why the Earth has day and night and why it appears that the Sun moves across the sky. It is an ideal resource to use when delivering a lesson covering the year 5 curriculum objective above. Content includes:

• An explanation of the rotation of the Earth
• An explanation of why the rotation of the Earth causes day and night
• A suggested science activity to illustrate the causes of day and night
• An explanation of how the rotation of the Earth causes the sun to appear to move across the sky with activity worksheet
• A link to an explanatory video
• Day and night quiz
• 1 worksheet

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