This document provides resources for teaching third grade students about the seasons. It includes links to a blog, podcast, instructional video, and diagram that explain how the Earth's rotation around the sun and tilt cause the seasons. It also lists websites for several environmental organizations and provides internet-based teaching materials like worksheets, games, and educational resources about astronomy that can help students understand the reasons for seasonal changes.

1. Nicole Scivoletto
Third Grade

2. Technology
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We can’t escape the world around us. For students as young
as elementary school, they are fascinated by the smallest
things. The topic of seasons is far from small. How can it be
so hot in July, but so cold in December?They know that the
weather is going to change due to which season we are in
but do not know the understanding of why the season
change. Teaching them about the Earths rotation around
the sun and it’s tilt will open up their minds and fascinate
them even more.They can’t see what actually happens in
space, but with the help of technology we can definitely give
them the understanding of it.

3. Internet Content
• All websites used in this powerpoint
presentation are reliable and can be traced
right back to their original page by clicking
on the links or clicking on the graphics
provided

4. Blog
• http://thirdgradethinkers8.blogspot.com/2011/11/s
• This blog discusses the earth’s rotation
around the sun, which causes the different
seasons and also shows different activities
and crafts the students can do to show the
rotation of the Earth with the seaons

5. Podcast
• http://www.scienceupdate.com/2003/04/tilted-eart
• This podcast explains to the students about
the Earth’s tilt and how it effects it’s
rotation and the seasons we encounter

6. Instructional Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLRA87TKX
• This video from youtube demonstrations
and shows the Earth rotated around the
sun, on it’s tilt and explains the reasonings
for the four different seasons. The video
gives the students and better understanding
of what is actually happening

7. Kidspiration
This picture filled diagram simply shows the
students the order of which the seasons take
place. I decided not to put the season name
witht he bubbles so the students can infer
which season in which by the pictures in the
bubbles

8. Internet Resources
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Save Our Planet Foundation http://www.sopf.org/TermsConditions.htm
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Stop Global Warming http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/
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This foundation is a group who is inspired to protect the planet. I can use
this website to show how important it is to treat the Earth right!
This organization talks about global warming and how we are the
contributors and we also have to be the solution.
Earth Organization http://www.earthorganization.org/
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Just like the two organizations above, this organization
was formed to protect the planet
All organization websites can be used to show
the seriousness of protecting the planet.
Protecting the planet will allow for beautiful
seasons.

9. Teaching Materials
• http://www.education.com/worksheets/seasons/

10. Teaching Materials(4)
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http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/worksheets/spring/spring-word-search.asp

11. Teaching Materials
• http://www.quia.com/rr/37675.html?AP_rand=1
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The Earth's Tilt & the Seasons Millionaire Game

12. Teaching Materials
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astron

13. Subject-Specific
Internet-based Resource
• http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterscho
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Add Seasons to Rhyming Poems and Songs-

14. Uses of the Internet
• http://www.kidsastronomy.com/earth.htm
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ASTRONOMY FOR KIDS

15. Uses of the Internet
• http://www.windows2universe.org/the_universe/
• Windows to the Universe

16. Web 2.0
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-EarthOrganization-United-States/241664852275

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