It's time for the motions of the Earth! These activities are low-to-no prep, full of fun, and engaging that will get your students excited about learning about how Earth revolves around the Sun in a year and rotates on its axis in a 24-hour day.

The fun and engaging worksheets are a great addition to any science unit. Each worksheet transforms your class into an exploratory classroom. Using this material, your students will gain a better understanding of the motions of the Earth. The informational pages included provides a handy guide for teachers when teaching this unit. The worksheets engage the mind while reinforcing student understanding through activities such as multiple choice questions, investigating activities, writing activities, and more! The answer key is included!

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This Activity aligns with Next Generation Science Standards:

• SC.4.E.5.3 Recognize that Earth revolves around the Sun in a year and rotates on its axis in a 24-hour day.

They can complete the activities on paper or on a computer using Google Classroom. This resource is divided into the following sections, and within each section are ready-to-print resources and engaging activities:

Introduction to the Motions of the Earth

It has a brief history of the subject, with an overview of all the most important points. It also includes diagrams and illustrations to help illustrate what they're learning and make it more fun. 

Engaging Activities

✍ Identify if each phrase describes a rotation or revolution of the Earth

✍ Fill in the blanks

✍ Reading passage on earth's position and season

✍ Multiple choice questions

✍ Draw your favorite activities in various seasons

✍ Complete the diagram on Earth's rotation and revolution

✍ Search on the internet for the statistics of the Earth to complete its profile

✍ Cut and sort boxes if show an example or result of rotation or revolution

✍ Earth's day and night activity

✍ Draw the rotation and revolution of the Eart around the sun and describe it

✍ Rotating Earth activity

✍ Earth maze

✍ Word search

Answer Key to Activities

All Science Activities include an answer key that is available as PDF and Google Slides. The answer key is a valuable resource to use in the classroom, or at home, as they help students learn how to explain their answers, check if their explanations are correct, and improve their scientific knowledge and thinking skills.

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