Use a Model to Identify Earth’s Seasons

Explore how Earth’s tilt relative to its orbit causes seasons in this earth and space science worksheet for middle grades! This one-page worksheet explains that Earth is tilted on its axis, so as Earth revolves around the sun, the intensity of sunlight hitting different parts of Earth changes. To demonstrate their understanding of how this affects seasons, students are asked to label a diagram with the correct season in each hemisphere based on the orientation of Earth’s axis relative to the sun. Then, learners will use critical thinking skills to identify the limitations of this model as a representation of the Earth-sun system.

Continue exploring the Earth-sun system with the Earth’s Rotation and Revolution worksheet!