Resources


 * Connecticut Curriculum Standards:**


 * [|Science Standards]


 * Videos:**


 * [|The Earth's axis, rotation, and seasons explained]
 * [|What causes seasons?]


 * Readings:**


 * [|Encyclopedia of Earth: Solar Energy and Earth's Climates]
 * [|Earth-Sun Activity from Zones of Intervention Page] (this source has differentiated resources that could be classified in the "Beginning Level Readers" resource list as well)

> Resources of How to Create a Model:**
 * Beginning Level Readers:**
 * [|Earth's Seasons]
 * [|Why Earth Has Seasons?]
 * [|Why Do We Have Seasons?]


 * [|Modeling the Seasons]
 * [|Seasons and Shadows]


 * Images and Multimedia:**


 * [|Animation of Earth's axis]
 * [|Animation of Earth's yearly revolution around the sun]
 * [|Animation of Earth's daily rotation]
 * [|World Sunlight Map]
 * [|Live satellite views of the Earth from various perspectives]
 * [|Applet on how the Earth's movement affects shadows]
 * [|Applet charting 4 cities temperatures over the course of a year]
 * [|Seasons and Ecliptic Simulator]
 * [|Simplified Images and Explanation of Seasons]


 * Suggestions for Further Reading and Resources:**


 * [|Animation of the view of the night sky from the same location over a year]
 * [|National Air and Space Museum's Exploring the Planets website]
 * [|NASA Plans a 'Mission to Planet Earth']

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