Pupils should be taught to:
• describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system;
• describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth;
• 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.
A PowerPoint presentation used to introduce pupils to Earth and Space and the structure of The Solar System. The PowerPoint can be used at the beginning of the topic or during it to stimulate scientific discussions, ideas and theories.
View ResourcePupils learn about the structure of the Earth and that the Earth is approximately spherical.
View ResourcePupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Saturn.
Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the 'dwarf' planet Pluto.
Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Uranus.
Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Jupiter.
Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Mars.
Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Earth.
Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Venus.
Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Mercury.
Pupils learn about the structure of the Earth and that it is spherical. They learn about the layers that make up the Earth and that the centre of the Earth is made from molten rock and iron.
View ResourcePupils learn that throughout the year, the amount of daytime we get changes and that in winter, when it is wet and cold we get less daylight, than the summer, when it is warm and dry. They learn that In the winter the Sun rises later and sets earlier than the summer when the Sun rises earlier and sets later.
Pupils learn that the Sun appears to move across the sky because the Earth rotates. Pupils make a model of the Earth that rotates and helps them to explain sunrise and sunset and day and night.
Pupils construct a rotating model of the Earth that helps them to understand that the Earth rotates and it is this rotation that gives us night and day.
Pupils learn that the Earth spins and that it completes one rotation every 24 hours. Pupils learn that it is the spinning of the Earth that provides us with night and day.
Pupils learn that the Sun is a star and the largest structure in our Solar system. They learn that the Sun does not move and that all the planets in our Solar System orbit (go round) the Sun. They also learn that the closer a planet is to the Sun, the shorter and faster its orbit.
Pupils learn that the Earth is part of our Solar System and that the Earth is in fact a small planet. They learn that Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter are bigger than the Earth. They also learn that all the planets in our Solar System travel around a small star called the Sun.
Pupils learn about the Solar System and the order of the planets by constructing a 2D 'Solar System' model.
Pupils learn about the Solar System. They learn the names and order of the planets that orbit the Sun as well as factual information relating to each planet, such as size, distance from the sun, length of orbit and physical characteristics.