--- title: "Space ~ Day and Night" url: "https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-08-22-36-space-day-and-night" school: "Delph Side Community Primary School" --- # Space ~ Day and Night ![Image of Space ~ Day and Night ](https://files.schudio.com/delph-side-community-primary-school/images/blog/IMG_4626.jpeg) 8 January 2026 [Rachel Baker](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/rbaker) [Class of 2027](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2027) In Science, we have been learning about our Solar System. This lesson we have been learning about how the Earth spinning on its axis explains day and night. The children used our globes and a torch to represent the sun and explain how day and night happens on Earth. Great explanation and modelling skills Year 5. [ Year 2 - Plants](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-08-08-15-year-2-plants) [Winter ](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-09-04-02-winter) ![Delph Side Community Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/delph-side-community-primary-school/images/logo/Untitled_design_(10).png) #### Delph Side Community Primary School Eskdale Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6ED 01695 721881 #### Useful Links - [Ofsted Report](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/ofsted-report) - [Term Dates](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/termdates) - [Contact Us](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/contact) #### Social Media - [Facebook](http://facebook.com/Delph-Side-Community-Primary-School-584597861558880/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/delphside/) © Copyright 2018–2026 Delph Side Community Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://delphside.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)