Earth’s Seasons Reading & Worksheet

No textbook? No problem! This Earth’s Seasons reading teaches students about how the tilt of the Earth’s axis causes Earth’s seasons.

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Included in this resource:

  • Informational Text: This 2-page reading will teach students why Earth experiences seasons.
  • Worksheet: Students answer text-dependent questions based on the reading. No prior knowledge is required! All answers are in the text.
  • Options to Assign: Both Google Slides and print options are included.

Seasons Topics Covered:

  • Rotation versus revolution
  • Tilt of Earth’s axis
  • Compare direct and indirect light
  • The path that Earth takes around the Sun
  • The positions of Earth during different seasons
  • Seasons are opposite in the Northern and Southern hemispheres
  • Equinoxes and solstices

Teacher Notes:

  • Includes answer key.
  • Please note that this Earth’s Seasons reading is not editable.
  • Related standard: NGSS MS-ESS1-1
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Related Standards:

    • NGSS MS-ESS1-1: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons.

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 NGSS Standard: MS-ESS1-1