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As the World Turns
Night and day are like two different worlds.
In this activity for the very youngest children, we introduce the concept of the spinning Earth.
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GOAL: To show children how the Earth moves (approx) every 12 hours into shadow and then back into the light
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MATERIALS:
Pencils,
Paperclip, Scissors,
2 Paper plates,
Ruler
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AGE GROUP: Supervised, indoor activity for 4 years and up.
Download the activity sheet here
As the World Turns PDF (454Kb)
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What to do
Step 1.
Draw a line through the centre of one of your paper plates so that 2 semi-circles are represented.
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Step 2.
Give each child one of the divided paper plates and ask them to imagine how each scene could be a picture of daytime and nighttime. Include the sky as the backdrop and orient children to the line as the horizon
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Step 3.
Ask the children to now draw or colour in the two scenes on the paper plate; one that represents day and the other night.
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Step 4.
Discuss in a group and make a list of the differences between the two, e.g.
“What do we hear at night? What animals do we see? What do we only see in the daytime?“
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Step 5.
Take the second paper plate and cut out a semi-circle so that only one scene can be seen at a time.
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Step 6.
Pin the plates together with a paper fastener and segue day into night.
Source:
Paper Plate Education
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