Unit 6: Earth’s movements

The Sun, Earth and Moon, the Earth spinning and orbiting, sunrise and sunset, the solar system and the stars.

• 6.1 The Sun, the Earth and the Moon – A star, a planet and a moon.
• 6.2 Does the Sun move? – It looks as if the Sun moves – but we are the ones moving.
• 6.3 The Earth rotates on its axis – One spin every 24 hours gives us day and night.
• 6.4 Sunrise and sunset – Sunrise and sunset times change through the year.
• 6.5 The Earth revolves around the Sun – One trip round the Sun is one year.
• 6.6 Exploring the solar system – Eight planets, many moons – and robots exploring them.
• 6.7 Exploring the stars – Every star is a sun, far, far away.