Why We Have Day and Night

In this lesson, students will read about how Earth’s spinning causes daytime when it faces the Sun and nighttime when it turns away.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can explain why Earth’s spinning causes day and night.

WIDA Standard 4 (Science): Explain day/night as a result of Earth’s rotation and changing sunlight on Earth’s surface.

WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use causal language (because, so) to connect rotation and day/night.

WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames (e.g., “It is day in ___ because the Sun is shining there.”).

LANGUAGE: English