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Environmental Studies; Science; Knowledge and understanding - Earth and space; Level E

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	Exploring how often the Earth moves around the sun, and the moon turns around the Earth, using a simulation.		Add this to your personal activity list
	Learning objectives/outcomes: Level B: Earth in Space: describe how day and night are related to the spin of the Earth. Level C: Earth in Space: describe the solar system in terms of Earth, Sun and planets. Level E: Earth in Space: explain day, month and year in terms of the relative motion of the sun, the Earth and the moon.
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