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Watch: The Earth

Discover more about Planet Earth.

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Earth facts

  • Planet Earth is about 4.5 billion years old.

  • One of the closest planets in our solar system to the Sun.

  • It takes Earth just one year to orbit the Sun.

  • As well as orbiting the Sun, the Earth rotates on it's at 1000 miles an hour, completing one full rotation in 24 hours.

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Day and night

When the Earth rotates on its axis, half the Earth is facing the Sun which means it is daytime. The other half facing away from the Sun is in darkness so it is night time.

Watch: Day and night

Learn more about the Earth's orbit of the Sun.

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Activity 1: Tap and find

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Activity 2: Quiz

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Activity 3: Investigating time around the world

Can you create a scientific investigation to discover and compare the time of day at five different places on Earth?

You will need: a pen, some paper, a clock, the internet

You will need to think about:

  • How will you make it a fair test?
  • What could the variables be?
  • How will you record your results?
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Play fun and educational primary games in science, maths, English, history, geography, art, computing and modern languages.

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