Why is summer hot and winter cold? | Science for Kids | Pip and Nib

Why is summer hot and winter cold? Not distance. Tilt. The same torch makes a small bright spot on a flat card and a long weak one on a tilted card. Pip works it out step by step, and he stops along the way so you can work it out too. Try it at home: a torch and a card, held flat and then leaned over, and a grown-up to help. Chapters 0:00 Same garden, two coats 0:48 What you need 1:07 One torch, two angles 2:13 The Earth leans 3:16 Summer light and winter light 4:15 The distance idea is wrong 4:56 How big is the lean 5:39 The other half of the world 6:28 Try it at home 7:32 What we found out Next time: Why do I have a shadow? Pip and Nib — small questions, big answers. #ScienceForKids #PipAndNib #SpaceForKids