1. Do Now Write your homework in your agenda: Update your table of contents: Fold the notes and attach them to page 163 Page #TitleDate 163Seasons Notes5/15 165Seasons Foldable5/15

2. Earth’s Orbit Earth moves in a nearly circular path (its orbit) around the Sun. The motion of one object around another object is called revolution.

3. Earth’s Rotation As Earth revolves around the Sun, it also rotates (spins) around its rotation axis. What do you notice about Earth’s rotation axis? Its tilted!

4. Earth’s Rotation Earth’s rotation causes the Sun’s apparent motion across the sky.

5. Seasons The tilt of the Earth’s rotation axis combined with its position around the sun creates the seasons!

9. Solstices and Equinoxes

11. Seasons Foldable page 165 On the outside of each tab: Using the tilt of the axis toward/away from the Sun or along Earth’s orbit, label each tab by its position (e.g. December Solstice) On the inside of each tab: The date(s) of that solstice or equinox What season starts in the Northern Hemisphere? What season starts in the Southern Hemisphere? How is the axis tilted – toward/away from the sun or along the Earth’s orbit?

12. Exit Slip What is the difference between Earth’s rotation and revolution? Where is Earth’s axis pointing on the June solstice?