SOCIAL SCIENCE LEARN TOGETHER PRIMARY 3

UNIT 1 WORKSHEET 3
NAME
The world we live in
CLASS

1 Order the letters and complete the text.

sixa wetytn-rouf shihempere mateclis nuS tltide

ghnit hiness

The Earth rotates on its axis . This rotation is why we have day and . It

takes hours to complete one rotation. The Sun on one half of the

Earth, so it’s day on the half of the Earth that faces the Sun. It’s night on the half of the Earth that

faces away from the . The Earth’s axis is .

When the Earth orbits the Sun, one receives more light and heat than the other. This

causes different on Earth and different seasons.

2 Read what the children say and complete the speech bubbles.

Hi. I’m Erin. I’m from Hi. I’m Diego. I’m from Spain.
Australia. Australia is Spain is in
in the southern the
hemisphere. It’s December hemisphere. In December in
now. That’s Spain, it’s .
here. It’s really hot! It’s very cold.

3 Which
 hemisphere is your country
in? What month is it in your country?
What season is it? Draw the clothes
that you’re wearing and write a
speech bubble.

• Elicit from the pupils why we have day and night and what causes climates and seasons on the Earth.
If you think they will need support with the activity, write the key words on the board.
• They should look at their worksheets, order the letters in the scrambled words in the first activity and
write each word in the correct gap in the text.
• They should read what the children say about where they live and complete the sentences.
• Finally, they should draw themselves in their notebooks and write a speech bubble about themselves
and where they live.

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