Securing one space mission and produce a Use a model to explain why we see brief presentation on what the phases of the Moon. spacecraft looked like, where it went Explain how technological and something that it found out. developments have increased our knowledge of the Solar System. Explaining: Eclipses Explain why the heliocentric model is Demonstrate what happens during an our current model of the Solar System. eclipse using a globe to represent the Exceeding Earth and a smaller ball to represent Compare different theories for the the Moon. Ask: Why does an eclipse origin of the Moon. not happen every month? Use a model to explain why we have partial and total solar eclipses. Plenary: Thinking about the Earth in space Odd One Out: Sun, Earth, Moon. (Possible answers: the Sun is the only one that makes its own heat and light; the Earth is the only one we can live on; the Earth is the only one that we cannot see the shape of; the Moon is the only one we could do without and still survive.) Lesson 8Lb: Seasons Learning objectives Exemplar teaching activities Differentiation Resources Maths skills Practical skills Developing Starter: Differences between summer n/a Resources n/a Use a globe and Describe differences in the seasons in and winter from 8Lb a strong light terms of day length and the height of Carry out a free-writing exercise, Exploring source to the Sun. asking students to jot down all the Science. demonstrate Explain the changes in day length and differences they can think of between the seasons. height of the Sun in terms of the tilt of summer and winter. the Earth’s axis. Securing Exploring: Hours of daylight 2 Use a model to explain the changes in Ask students to investigate the seasons. if everywhere in the world has more Use a model to explain why the height hours of daylight in their summer
Securing Use a model to explain why we see phases of the Moon. Explain how technological developments have increased our knowledge of the Solar System. Explain why the heliocentric model is our current model of the Solar System. Exceeding Compare different theories for the origin of the Moon. Use a model to explain why we have partial and total solar eclipses. one space mission and produce a brief presentation on what the spacecraft looked like, where it went and something that it found out. Explaining: Eclipses Demonstrate what happens during an eclipse using a globe to represent the Earth and a smaller ball to represent the Moon. Ask: Why does an eclipse not happen every month? Plenary: Thinking about the Earth in space Odd One Out: Sun, Earth, Moon. (Possible answers: the Sun is the only one that makes its own heat and light; the Earth is the only one we can live on; the Earth is the only one that we cannot see the shape of; the Moon is the only one we could do without and still survive.) Lesson 8Lb: Seasons Learning objectives Exemplar teaching activities Differentiation Resources Maths skills Practical skills Developing Describe differences in the seasons in terms of day length and the height of the Sun. Explain the changes in day length and height of the Sun in terms of the tilt of the Earth’s axis. Securing Use a model to explain the changes in the seasons. Use a model to explain why the height Starter: Differences between summer and winter Carry out a free-writing exercise, asking students to jot down all the differences they can think of between summer and winter. Exploring: Hours of daylight 2 Ask students to investigate if everywhere in the world has more hours of daylight in their summer n/a Resources from 8Lb Exploring Science. n/a Use a globe and a strong light source to demonstrate the seasons.