Elementary, Explained · Season 4, Episode 1
Seasons Are Not About Distance
The Earth is closest to the sun in January. One observation every child already has takes the distance explanation apart.
- Runtime
- 7:20
- Deep dive
- 9 pages
- Reading and doing
- 19 min
- Tested on
- 7 exams
The written deep dive
9 pages that go further than the video
The video gives you the distinction. This gives you the practice, the worked reasoning, and a version you can print and mark up.
- 5 minShow six atypical shapes of the orbit diagram and ask what each one leaves out
- 10 minSix practice questions with worked reasoning
- 4 minCompare today's date and weather in two cities either side of the equator
About 19 minutes end to end
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Exams that test what this lesson covers
- ILTS 702 Elementary Education (K-6)
- Praxis 7814
- Praxis 8005
- Praxis 5905
- MTTC Integrated Science (Elementary) (093)
- NES Elementary Education Subtest II (111)
- MTTC Social Studies (Elementary)
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