Rotate vs revolve

I'm back! This week, my third graders are learning about the solar system. To kick off this unit, I wanted them to know the difference between how the Earth rotates around it's axis versus how the Earch revolves around the sun. To start off, we looked at a globe and learned about the term "axis"

Rotate vs Revolve Anchor Chart

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Anchor chart for studying rotation/ revolution!

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I have created some interactive notebook pages which you can use to complete this activity with your students. Here is another idea from my science notebook. Inside our notebooks we put models of the earth revolving around the sun and rotating on its axis. Just like reflection and refraction, students can easily mix up rotate and revolve. The students glued an earth to the edge of a strip of paper. They used a brad to connect the strip of paper, the sun, and the notebook page. Then we wrote…

First grade anchor chart: rotate vs. revolve.

Make this simple model to demonstrate the differences between rotation and revolution. Thread a practice golf ball onto a pipe cleaner. Twist the pipe cleaner closed, to make a loop. To show rotation: spin the ball. To show revolution: slide the ball around the pipe cleaner. The materials are so simple and inexpensive, you could make a classroom set of these and have students try it out themselves. You can make a larger scale model using a hula hoop and a wiffle ball. You will have to cut…

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