📚 Topic Summary
Have you ever wondered why the sun shines during the day and the moon comes out at night? It's all thanks to the Earth's spin! The Earth is like a giant ball that's always turning. When your part of the Earth faces the sun, it's daytime. When your part turns away from the sun, it's nighttime. This spinning motion is what causes the day and night cycle.
🧭 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the word to its definition:
- Earth
- Rotation
- Day
- Night
- Sun
- The star that gives us light and heat.
- The time when it is dark.
- The name of our planet.
- One full spin of the Earth.
- The time when it is bright.
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks below.
Word Bank: Sun, Earth, Dark, Light, Rotation
The ______ is a star that gives us ______ and heat. The ______ is always spinning. When we face the sun it is ______, and when we turn away it is ______.
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Imagine the Earth stopped spinning. What do you think would happen to day and night? Explain your answer.