Dance of the Seasons
Posted by Mr. Buracas on 2011/10/26
I’ll let you watch some of the nonsense we’ve been doing in Grade 6 Science class before providing commentary.
Please do not judge us!
And now for an explanation…
We are learning about the seasons. Besides being something that the Province requires us to teach (and grade 6s to learn), it’s the source of many misconceptions. But when asked what truly causes the seasons, the one word that should come to mind is this… TILT.
And so to demonstrate this idea, I came up with something of a seasonal dance, wherein as we tilt at the waist and rotate counterclockwise, we can mimmick the various inclinations of Terra as she revolves around Sol.
If this is confusing to you, please ask your grade 6 student for a better explanation.
The North is our head, the South is our, um… tailbone. And as we revolve around Sol, our two hemispheres present themselves more directly to the rays of Sol, and so experience preferential warming (or cooling) known as summer (or winter).
As I say, ask the kids about it.
