Web Resources for Our Changing Earth

Explanation of earth’s rotation
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/the_universe/uts/earth2.html&edu=elem

Orbiting the Sun – View the Plane of the Ecliptic
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/spacesciences/observingsky/motion2.htm

For full explanation of Rotation – Seasons…start here and click on the arrows at the bottom of the page
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/spacesciences/observingsky/motion1.htm

Lesson comparing revolution and rotation
http://msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/uc/earth/1/uce1_2a.html

Revolution model – Click on Show Labels
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0408/es0408page01.cfm?chapter_no=04

Explore a model of Earth's daily rotation – use lever to view from North pole and South pole
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es0404/es0404page01.cfm?chapter_no=04

Great Video with an explanation of the seasons
http://www.uwsp.edu/geO/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/energy/earth_sun_relations_seasons.html