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In this lesson students learn about an important event on our planet – the December solstice, which occurs on 21 December. It is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere.
Discuss the diagram, eliciting the key points: 21 December is the December solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere.
On December 21st, our location on the Earth leans back as far away from the sun as it can. Imagine you have a big flashlight, and you shine it on the ground. In the summertime, you hold the flashlight up high, and the light spreads out, so it’s daytime for a long time, and nighttime is short.
In December, the winter solstice marks the exact moment the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the furthest away from the sun. This is the shortest day of the year, and it means it has the fewest...
On December 21, 2020 the world heralds the winter solstice, the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. As the darkness lifts, the days will grow longer. Winter Solstice celebrations all over the world mark the midwinter cycle of the seasons and new beginnings.
Introduction. In this lesson students learn about an important event on our planet – the December solstice, which occurs on 21 December. It is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere.
winter solstice, the two moments during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere (December 21 or 22) and farthest north in the Southern Hemisphere (June 20 or 21). At the winter solstice the Sun travels the shortest path through the sky, and that day therefore has the least daylight and the ...
