Day and Night
Where does the Sun go at night?
Duration: 1:53
Solve the mystery: the Sun never goes away. It is the Earth that spins, like a giant spinning top.
What you will learn
- Why the Sun seems to come up and go down
- The Sun never goes away: it is always shining
- The Earth spins round and round, like a spinning top
- Why one side has daytime while the other has nighttime
- One full spin takes 24 hours: one day and one night
Let's talk about it
Questions to ask after watching, at home or in class.
- Where is the Sun when it is night where you live?
- How long does the Earth take to spin around once?
- When you eat breakfast, what are children on the other side of the world doing?
