This hands-on resource will help your students to understand Earth’s rotation and how it affects day and night.

Students will cut out and assemble a simple yet effective paper model showing how the Earth rotates on its axis, helping them to explain how night and day are caused. The resource also includes a worksheet with questions related to Earth’s tilt, how scientific discoveries about the concepts built on the work of others and how First Nations Australians use their knowledge of Earth’s rotation.

This resource includes detailed teacher instructions with examples, optional student instructions, A4 and A5 versions of the model template to suit the needs of your class and a worksheet with suggested responses.

This fun, educational craft activity is great for teaching Earth’s rotation in a memorable and hands-on way. It is part of our Year 6 Earth & Space Sciences: Observing Space Patterns & Cycles UNIT PLAN  and is ideal to use alongside the Night & Day PowerPoint.