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Earth’s Yearly Loop

Open to everyone until Wednesday, September 30

To keep it, print it while it is open.

Earth travels all the way around the Sun once every year. That repeating trip brings the seasons around again.

In the picture

  1. The Sun: the glowing star at the centre
  2. A globe: Earth at one point on its path
  3. The orbital path: the oval line Earth travels along
  4. The arrowhead: the direction Earth moves along the path

Examples

  • You wear warmer clothes in winter and lighter clothes in summer.
  • A year passes from one birthday to the next.

Carry on in the app

Three questions on this lesson, to check the idea stuck. Free in the app while the lesson is in the free week.

At least one new illustrated lesson every weekday for your child’s year, with its quiz and a reminder at 6:15 pm.

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Astronomy, Age 8