Learning about Day and Night

Students have such great questions about day, night, and the movement of the Earth!

-How does the Earth spin?
-What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?
-Why don't we feel the Earth spinning?

...and so forth! Here are some resources to explore to help you find answers to those questions.

Day and Night animation
Watch an animated Earth rotate. See how people experience night and day.

Another animation
This animation also shows night and day. How is it different from the first? Who is it designed for?

Interactive
Try out this interactive. How do you do on the quiz?

Ask an Astronomer
Have a great question about day and night? Visit this site to see questions and answers from astronomers.

Migration Maps

Several students have asked for the links to the migration maps that we've been studying. It's fun to track animal migrations! By looking at where other people have spotted birds, we can be ready to view new species.

Hummingbird map

Barn swallow map

Monarch map

Milkweed map

Oriole map

When do you think we will see orioles? Will monarchs arrive before the end of the school year?