Digital Task Card 2

Year 7 Earth and Space Science

Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and
eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth
and the moon

This task card is to be used in conjunction with other

online digital technologies and simulations
Activity 1 YouTube clip Earths Tilt 1 The Reason for
the Seasons.
1. Read through your corresponding activity sheet to
ascertain what information will be needed to
answer the multiple choice questions.
2. Watch this brief YouTube clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgq0LThW7QA

3. Answer the questions by choosing a, b, c or d.

Activity 2 Online simulation

1.

While engaging with an online simulation find

the answers to the questions on the
corresponding activity sheet. The simulation
address is
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/npls13.sci.ess.seasons/whyseasons/en/

2. Press launch
3. This simulation offers 4 choices of position on
the world
4. Choose Melbourne, Australia
5. Click on the month of December

6. Consider that the web site gives different

information on the hemispheres, weather and
positon of the sun depending on the month you
choose and your choice of position
7. Explore the web site to identify the answers to
the questions on your corresponding activity
sheet.
8. Remember to explore all the sections of the
interactive program.

Activity 3 Find a word

1. This is a fun activity to practice using all the new
words you have learned.
2. Search the puzzle to find each of the words listed
below and circle them.

Activity 4 YouTube clip Solar and Lunar eclipses

explained at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgbK2FZFFdw
1. Read through your corresponding activity sheet to
ascertain what information you will need to answer
the True and False questions on your activity sheet.
2. After you have answered the True and False
questions there is an area where you can record
any new information you have learned from
watching this YouTube clip.
Activity 5 Hands-on Activity
1. Advise your teacher that you are up to Activity 5
and collect your eclipse building kit.

2. With your kit you can choose which type of eclipse

(either lunar or solar) you want to build using the
information gained from the previous activity.
3. You may refer back to the YouTube clip as many
times as necessary.
4. Before you build your model you will need to draw
a plan of the model applying all of the knowledge
you have gained.
5. Build your model from the plan you have made.
6. When you have completed your model you will
write 2 paragraphs evaluating the choices you
have made in the planning and building of your
model.