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Thinking skills

Seasons

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Think of a Plus, a Minus and an Interesting point about

this statement:
Summer should last longer.

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Think of a Plus, a Minus and an Interesting point about

this statement:
Summer should last longer.
Plus: We would get more warm weather, and crops
could grow for longer.
Minus: We sometimes get droughts in summer, this
could be worse if summer lasted for longer.
Interesting: How would this affect plants, as some
need a cold spell to germinate? On Uranus, ‘summer’
lasts the same time as a day
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(42 Earth years) because of
the way its axis is tilted. Next question

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Consider all the possible answers to this statement:

The North Pole is not tilted towards the Sun.

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Consider all the possible answers to this statement:

The North Pole is not tilted towards the Sun.

• It is winter, spring or autumn in the northern

hemisphere.
• We are not on Earth but on another planet with
a North Pole.

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Consider any questions which might have the following
answer:
Summer

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Consider any questions which might have the following
answer:
Summer
• When is the North Pole tilted towards the Sun?
• When are the days longer than the nights?
• When are the Sun’s rays more concentrated?

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