Midnight Sun & Polar Night
Know that at the poles, daylight and darkness are extreme — in summer the Sun never fully sets (midnight sun) and in winter the Sun never rises (polar night lasting months) — and that this is very different from what we experience at home, where every day has both daylight and darkness
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Midnight Sun & Polar Night means knowing polar summer keeps the Sun up (midnight sun) and polar winter keeps the Sun down (polar night), unlike home days. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes sorting extreme polar day and night, contrasting with home, then checking one fresh card.
Distinguish polar summer daylight and polar winter darkness from an ordinary daily cycle.
Distinguish polar summer daylight and polar winter darkness from an ordinary daily cycle.
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Weather and Climate
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- Describe midnight sun: in polar summer, the Sun stays above the horizon all day and night
- Describe polar night: in polar winter, the Sun stays below the horizon for weeks or months
- Compare this to normal day-night patterns at home, noting the dramatic difference
“Does your child know the amazing fact that at the poles, the Sun doesn't set at all in summer and doesn't rise at all in winter — so there can be months of daylight or months of darkness?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Polar Regions
- Age range
- Ages 5–7