Earth's Seasons Model
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A simple yet effective model for my middle school science class that allows students to demonstrate seasons.
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- Printables
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- Physics & Astronomy
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This set allows students to demonstrate the seasons by changing the angle of sunlight striking Earth's surface. It includes 5 lines; the Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic Circle, and Antarctic Circle.
The Earth was made using Gemini AI (prompt: create a black silhouette of Earth), converted to a PNG and SVG to give different layer heights for the color.
I printed in 0.2 mm layer heights.
Layers 1-7 Blue
Layers 8-11 Green
Layers 12-14 White
Layers 15 Yellow
The night / shade piece slides over top of the Earth, and the Earth can simply be rotated so the desired seasonal position is achieved.