What are the Reasons for the Seasons???

Has it ever happened to you where your wonderful students tell you winter happens because the Earth is further away from the sun than it is in the summer? Well, this happens a lot to me! This is a common misconception students have about the seasons that drives me nuts! In order for students to acknowledge this, I created a foldable that is three dimensional. It shows all the four locations of the Earth the same distance from the sun, with detail to the axis. Teachers can use this through the solstice and equinox explanations using dates to pinpoint the beginning/ending of the seasons, and also by using just the four seasons. Check it out here!

 

It's quite a bit of folding, but...

In the end, it's a pretty nifty model. There's another "Earth" under that last flap.