Spherical shape of the earth causes some part of earth gets the sunlight.

Part of earth facing the sun, receives sunlight, experiences day, gradually experiencing night

Takes 24 hours for 1 complete rotation Rotates from west to east

Rising of sun in the east

1 2

Setting of sun in the west

3

Revolves around the sun in own orbit

Orbit take shape of eliptical path

3 4
WEST

c b d

Causes
4

Revoles round the sun from west to east

Day and night occurence

b c d

Takes 365 days or 1 year for 1 complete orbit

ROTATION
Rotation at axis, from west to east, causes rising and setting of sun

EAST

a
Rotates on its axis

Axis : imaginary line from North Pole to South Pole

ROTATION AND MOVEMENT OF EARTH

Rotates from west to east in own axis

1
Part of earth facing away from the sun, does not receives sunlight, experiences night, gradually experiencing day Pointer cast shadow to numbered scale of hours numbered scale of hours

DAY AND NIGHT OCCURANCE

A F
YEAR 5 UNIT 11

a b

ROTATION

Takes 28 days for 1 complete rotation

SUNDIAL
b

THE EARTH, THE MOON, AND THE SUN (1/2)

ROTATION AND MOVEMENT OF MOON

1
a

Revolves around the earth in own orbit in an eliptical path Takes 28 days for 1 complete orbit

2 1
Ancient people used sundial to tell the time

MOVES AROUND EARTH

Moon

C D
MOVEMENT OF EARTH AND MOON AROUND SUN
3 1 2
As the moon is rotating, it moves round the earth

Earth

2
The length becomes shorter approaching noon, lengthens in afternoon

SHADOW LENGTHS AND POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY

1
The shadow moves from west to east throughout the day

The moon also moves round the sun

As the earth is rotating, it moves round the sun

Earth

Evening

Afternoon

Sun : directly on top Noon

Late Morning Sun : east

Morning Moon Sun : east Moon's path Earth's path

shadow : east Sun : west

long shadow

shadow : east shadow : directly below object

shortest shadow

shadow lengthens

shadow : west
shorter shadow

Sun : west

shadow : west
long shadow

Eliptical path

Eliptical path

Changing lengths and positions of shadow

MOVES AROUND SUN

YEAR 5 UNIT 11

H
LUNAR CALENDAR
1 4 3
Moon Phases New moon Waxing crescent New Half-moon Waxing gibbous Full moon Waning gibbous Old Half-moon 21 - 25 Waning crescent 26 - 29 Date in Calendar 1 -2 3-6 7 - 10 11 - 13 14 - 16 17 - 20

THE EARTH, THE MOON, AND THE SUN (2/2)

PHASES OF THE MOON

2 3

Different looks of moon due to different position of moon

New moon
a

Based on phases of moon

5 MAJOR PHASES
e

b c d

Crescent moon Half- moon Gibbous

Has 12 lunar months and 354 days in 1

Called Qamari calendar by muslims

Waxing gibbous
- More than half of moon seen - Size increasing every night - Day 11 - 13

Half-moon
- Moon appears as half circle - Day 7 - 10

Full Moon

Waxing crescent
- Right side of moon is bright - Thin crescent seen and increasing in size every night - Day 3 - 6

Full moon
- Bright side of moon facing the earth completely - Appears as a circle - Day 14 - 16

New moon
- Moon is between sun and earth - Bright side is facing away from earth - Side facing earth is completely dark - Cannot see the moon - Day 1 - 2

SUNLIGHT

Earth

Waning gibbous
- Bright side is on the left and decreasing in size - Still more than half moon seen - Day 17 - 20

Waning crescent Old Half -moon

- Moon appears as half circle - Bright side on the left - Day 21 - 25 - Less than half of moon is bright - Thin crescent seen and decreasing in size every night - Day 26 - 29