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Earth Circles the Sun

By Janice VanCleave

Hi, The diagram Earth’s revolution around the Sun shown below represents Texas’ 8th Grade Science Standard: Model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun causing changes in seasons. The dates for 2014 and 2015 seasons in the Northern Hemisphere are correct, thus students […]

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