Creative Curriculum Topic: Earth and Space

YEAR GROUP: 5

TERM: 3 2015

CREATIVE CURRICULUM TOPIC: EARTH AND SPACE

Subject National Curriculum links Outcomes/focus Describe the movement of the Earth and  I can describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun in the solar system other planets relative to the Sun in the solar system  I can describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies  I can describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth  I can use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky Science Describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies

Use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky Geography Identify the position and significance of  I can identify the position and significance of latitude and longitude to explain time zones (including day and night.) latitude and longitude, Equator, Northern  Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere and time zones (including day and night) History NO HISTORY 

Understand computer networks including the internet; how they  I understand how computer networks including the internet work. can provide multiple services, such as the world wide web; and  I know how computer networks can provide multiple services, such as Computing the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration. the world-wide web; and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration. Text  Writing for an Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise I can use search technologies responsibly, securely and safely. acceptable/unacceptable behaviour, identify a range of ways to (media reviews) audience report concerns about content and contact.

Marbled lunar landscapes  I can use charcoal to create different lunar landscapes  I can use a pencil to add light and shadow and texture. Art Improve their mastery of art and design techniques including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials. With Peter Cook Music TOPIC SCHEME OF WORK

Lesson Subject LO Success Criteria Activity (including differentiation)

1 Science TBAT understand Can understand what Find out what the children already know about the Solar System. Start a what is the solar the solar system is mind map. Children to complete a title page on Earth and Space. system Can name and order As a class gather children questions about what they want to know about the 8 planets in the the Solar System? Record on the working wall. solar system Explain that the Sun is the centre of the Solar system. Use BBC learning Knows that the Sun is zone clips to show the Sun and the Solar system. a star and the centre of the Solar System Ch. to record in their books what they have learnt about the solar system.

2 Science TBAT understand the Can order the Earth, Children deciding on the relative sizes of sun, moon and earth. relative sizes of the Sun and Moon from Looking at a range of balls. earth, moon and sun. largest to smallest. Chn guess which ball represents each. Football – Sun Can consider the Marble – Earth meaning of a relative Bead – Moon size and distance. Discuss why the sun and moon look the same in the sky. Sun is 400 times Knows how long it bigger, but also 400 times further away. takes the Moon to orbit the Earth and the Earth to orbit the Sun. Looking at relative distances. It takes 3 days to get to the moon. Neptune, the furthest planet from the Sun, is 30 times further away from the Sun than the Earth is.

Working outside, mapping out the distance between the Sun, Earth and Moon – For a 30cm football sized Sun, the Earth is 12m away and the Moon is less than 1mm from the Earth. It takes 3 days to get to the moon.

How long does it take for the moon to orbit the earth? How do we know? 28 How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun? 364.25 days

Plenary Children write down three sentences, to answer the following questions. 1 – What they have found out about relative distance?

2 – What they have found out about relative sizes?

3 – What else would they like to know?

3. Science TBAT find out which Can identify the Reminder of previous session’s discussion about relative size and distance. two planets have the biggest and smallest of Show children exercise ball which will act as the sun in our solar system. greatest distance the 8 planets. between them. Can understand that Children looking at selection of 8 fruits on table. the distance between Children need to predict which fruit represents each planet, by matching each planet differs. up the name cards. Children take a photograph of their prediction. Can appreciate that each sheet of paper Introduce our activity of creating our own solar system. represents 32 million Explain that we will use the 9 fruits and toilet roll to map out our solar km. system. Each sheet of toilet roll is worth 32 million km.

Which two planets will you find out have the greatest distance between them?

Splitting children into 2 groups, one group with students and second group with teacher.

Starting at the sun and laying out the solar system with toilet paper.

Children each have clipboard which where they record down the fruit representing each planet and how many sheets of toilet paper to reach the planet.

TA – Taking photos of solar system and recording down any scientific comments made by children for use in assessment later on.

Which two planets have the greatest distance between them?

Children looking at their results table and working out the distance between each planet.

Children discussing any surprises they found out from completing this experiment.

4. Science TBAT explain how we Can the ch. explain Watch Earth, Moon and Sun Orbits video – get day and night how we get day and http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00n6zhw (Geography) night Does this explain the time zones of the world? Explain the term longitude Can the ch. explain the (the distance east or west, measured in degrees, from the Greenwich times zones of the meridian.) The larger the longitude the greater time difference, e.g. New word using the term York is 8 hours behind the UK. longitude CT to get 2 children to pretend to be the Sun and the Earth. The Sun will Can the ch. explain hold a torch while the Earth orbits it but as it is circling the Earth needs to latitude move around on its own axis.

LA – use a globe and torch to explain how one side of the Earth facing the Sun is having day and the other side facing away from the Sun is having night. Show using a globe and torch (as the Sun) how the countries near the Equator (those with a smaller latitude) have more light and heat from the Sun than those further away from the Equator (those places with a greater latitude.)

Discuss the tilt of the Earth on its axis of 23.5 degrees means that places in the Arctic circle have no light for 8 weeks of the year. Watch BBC video to further support this understanding.

Children to record in books using diagrams to explain understanding.

5 Science TBAT identify the Can the ch. label the Watching the video – phases of the Moon different phases of the http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00n6zhl Moon. CT to explain the phases of the Moon. Explain how the Moon is like a Can the ch. explain the giant mirror, that reflects the Suns light. Use PowerPoint to explain the different phases of the phases of the Moon and key vocabulary – new moon, full moon, waning, Moon. waxing, , crescent, gibbous, etc.

Can the ch. use the Remind the ch. of how the Sun appears to be the same size as the Moon in correct key the sky because it is that much further away. vocabulary. Working in groups to complete phases of the moon sheet using Oreos.

TA to take photos.

Children to record learning in their books.

6. Science To know how the Can identify the Why does Australia celebrate Christmas on the beach? seasons change different seasons throughout the year. Looking at globe and noticing that it is tilted. Can explain how the Identifying the northern and southern hemispheres. Discuss the different (Geography) Earth gets seasons times zones and longitude. CT to explain the terms Equinox, Solstice,

Can use key What do we think about the seasons? vocabulary correctly in Watch video and PowerPoint. my explanation http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00n6zjq Trying out our own version of this experiment. 1 group looks at the globe with torches. Looking at how the light hits the globe.

TA to take photos. Children to record learning in books using labelled diagrams to explain the seasons.

7 Computing TBAT write a non- Can use search Ch. to use the Internet to search information about Mars and books from chronological report technologies the school library. Ch. to take notes and record in their guided reading English about Mars responsibly, securely books. and safely. Ch. to write their first draft on paper. Then edit and type in Word. Ch. to Can use the features add pictures and captions. of a non-chronological report. Can use key vocabulary

8 Computing TBAT create a Can use search Ch. to use the Internet to search information about the Moon and books presentation about technologies from the school library. Ch. to take notes and record in their guided (Text -Writing for the Moon using responsibly, securely reading books. an audience) PowerPoint and safely. CT to model how to write a title page for a presentation in PowerPoint. Can create a presentation using CT to model adding slides, changing backgrounds, inserting images of the PowerPoint Moon from the Internet, using slide animation for the slide show, changing fonts etc. Can use PowerPoint features correctly Ch. to create their own PowerPoint presentation about the Moon.

9 ART TBAT improve my Can use charcoal to CT to show some images of the Moon (lunar landscapes). Discuss the drawing technique create different lunar colours that they can see – black, grey, white. (Marbled lunar using charcoal landscapes landscapes) CT to model using charcoal to create a lunar landscape. CT to model how Can use a pencil to to use pencil control to add light, texture and shadow. add light and shadow and texture. Ch. to complete in their sketchbooks.

10 Science Visit from Space Dome