Idea 2b Describe the movement of the planets 1.Divide the pupils into groups of Children go back to their group and 4 (A, B, C and D ) invite As to draw from memory what they can relative to the Sun teacher desk- each pupil takes a remember for 1 min. Then invite Bs In the solar system separate envelope containing a up and so on until Ds. They build up similar unseen solar system the poster image in a drawing. The poster picture they are allowed class compare the finished posters – Posters are wrong to look at it for 30secs. as class activity. 2. How far are the planets apart? On a blank a metre tape, ask the Children to make guesses’ ‘educated Make a Fruit Solar System the relative positions of the planets in the solar system. 3. The teacher directs the class to Make a 1 metre Solar system make a solar system to put in Make a 1 metre Solar system Mark 0 cm - its Sun their pocket to take home and Fold in half its Uranus – show their parents. Children compare the two tapes and Fold into 4 lay flat on – discuss the issue of size and Quarter 1/4 -its Saturn (closest to Sun) distances. Quarter 3/4 its Neptune – 4.Name the planets Fold Sun to Saturn (1/8) -mobiles/models/posters Children are asked to devise Fold again its Jupiter at 1/16 mnemonics to remember the planet We have the 4 giants gas planets order in the Solar System Fold the 1/8 i.e. (1/16) 5.Sizes : Show the photograph It’s the Asteroid Belt /3349/planets-in Class discuss the sizes of the planets –order-of-size Sun to 1/16 Mars –its cut up and put in order why – – Not precise now and 3 planets to go 6. Distances: Show the clip: and metal contents Fold into 1/32 3 creases – To Scale: The Solar System-You Earth nearest Mars Tube Class discuss the 7min clip with a Venus in the middle focus on the size of the Sun and the Mercury nearest Sun 7.Build a planetary walk in the balloon at the end. school ground Source: To scale the Solar System Children make a planetary with them acting as planets.
Idea 2b Describe the movement of the planets relative to the Sun In the solar system Posters are wrong Make a Fruit Solar System Make a 1 metre Solar system Mark 0 cm - its Sun Fold in half – its Uranus Fold into 4 – lay flat on Quarter 1/4 -its Saturn (closest to Sun) Quarter 3/4 – its Neptune Fold Sun to Saturn (1/8) Fold again its Jupiter at 1/16 We have the 4 giants gas planets Fold the 1/8 i.e. (1/16) It’s the Asteroid Belt Sun to 1/16 –its Mars Not precise now and 3 planets to go Fold into 1/32 – 3 creases Earth nearest Mars Venus in the middle Mercury nearest Sun Source: To scale the Solar System 1.Divide the pupils into groups of 4 (A, B, C and D ) invite As to teacher desk- each pupil takes a separate envelope containing a similar unseen solar system poster picture – they are allowed to look at it for 30secs. 2. How far are the planets apart? 3. The teacher directs the class to make a solar system to put in their pocket to take home and show their parents. 4.Name the planets -mobiles/models/posters 5.Sizes : Show the photograph /3349/planets-in –order-of-size 6. Distances: Show the clip: To Scale: The Solar System-You Tube 7.Build a planetary walk in the school ground Children go back to their group and draw from memory what they can remember for 1 min. Then invite Bs up and so on until Ds. They build up the poster image in a drawing. The class compare the finished posters as class activity. On a blank a metre tape, ask the Children to make ‘educated guesses’ the relative positions of the planets in the solar system. Make a 1 metre Solar system Children compare the two tapes and discuss the issue of size and distances. Children are asked to devise mnemonics to remember the planet order in the Solar System Class discuss the sizes of the planets – cut up and put in order – why and metal contents Class discuss the 7min clip with a focus on the size of the Sun and the balloon at the end. Children make a planetary with them acting as planets.
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