Earth and space class clips
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13 class clips
Copernicus and Galileo – the movement of the Earth (signed)
Copernicus and Galileo explain their discovery of how the Earth moved around the Sun.
Gravity on Earth, Jupiter and Pluto
The different effects of gravity on Earth compared to Jupiter or Pluto.
How big is the Sun in relation to Earth?
The sizes of the Sun and Earth are illustrated through colourful paintings on a screen.
How do we know the Earth is spherical?
The evidence for the Earth being round or spherical using Aristotle's reasoning.
How do we know the Earth is spherical? (signed)
A look at the evidence for the Earth being round or spherical.
Planet Earth
An explanation of why Earth is known as the Goldilocks planet.
Sun, shadows and time of day
How you can tell the time of day from shadows cast by the sun.
The Sun and its distance from Earth
An explanation of why the sun can be so hot and yet not burn us here on Earth.
The Sun and its role in our galaxy
An introduction to the Sun and its role in our galaxy generating energy to give us light.