A Few Short Lessons About the Longest Day of the Year

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Factors for the Seasons is a TED-Ed lesson proper for upper elementary and middle school students. The lesson discusses the relationship between the shape of the Earths orbit around the Sun, the Earths tilt on its axis, and how those impact the quantity of sunshine on different areas of the Earth.

SciShow Kids provides a nice
video that can help K-3 trainees understand why the length of daylight modifications throughout the year.

That temperature level will make it feel like summer season a few days prior to the summer solstice. Thats beside the point of this post which is to share a few resources that can assist kids comprehend what the summer season solstice is.

And for a little viewpoint on winter season vs. summer season solstice heres an excellent side-by-side time-lapse of the winter season and summer solstices in Manchester, England.

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