Grade 2 Links- Earth Science - Earth, Moon, and Sun
Overarching Question: How does the sun affect life on earth?
Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons.

Earth and Moon Viewer
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html

National Weather Service - Weather Data
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Interactive Weather Maker
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/
World Climates
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm
Cloud Picture Gallery
http://sky-fire.tv/index.cgi/cloudgallery.html

USA Today - Weather
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm

The sun supplies heat and light to the earth and is necessary for life.

Earth View
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p

Science Clips - Earth, Sun & Moon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/earth_sun_moon.shtml

Some events around us have repeating patterns, including the seasons of the year, day and night.

Science U - Seasons Reasons
http://www.scienceu.com/observatory/articles/seasons/seasons.html

Enchanted Learning - Seasons and Axis Tilt
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Seasons.shtml

Calendars Through the Ages
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/index.html

Reason for Seasons
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wseason/wseason.htm

Why Do We Have Day & Night?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/
Phases of the Moon
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/time/moon/phases.html



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