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Summer Solstice — Why Days Get Longer
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This lesson, Summer Solstice — Why Days Get Longer, teaches students why the Northern Hemisphere experiences its longest day around June 21. Students learn that seasons are caused by Earth’s 23.5-degree axial tilt, not by Earth being closer to the sun.
Standards:
NGSS 5-ESS1-1
NGSS 5-ESS1-2
TEKS §112.19(b)(11)(B)
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