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Sun earth moon
Look at the Earth on the board. Find Ireland. Is Ireland in the light or in the dark on the model?
Today's question
Our question for today is what makes day and night for us in Ireland.
We watch one whole day in Ireland on the model.
- When does Ireland come into the light? When does it go into the dark?
- Look at the stick. Is its shadow long or short? Which way does it point?
- What is really moving: the sun, or Ireland?
One day in Ireland
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In your copy, draw the sun and the Earth, then shade the night side of the Earth in pencil and mark Ireland on the light side.
Pupil practice · Activity Sheet
Module 5 · Sun, Moon and the Shape of Our Days
Lesson 26 · Day and Night
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