This is an interactive animation on day and night.
Structure and features
Explore this animated model of the Earth rotating in space showing day and night.
Answer a series of questions by experimenting with the model. For example, when the sun rises in New Zealand, what is the approximate time in Sydney?
Teacher notes
- Science understanding strand
- Earth and space science
- Year 7
- Day and night.
Students learn where the position of the Earth, moon and sun are in relation to one another to produce day and night.