Y5 All about Mars

Pupils use reference books and the internet to find out all about the planet Mars.




Learning Objectives:

  • PoS - describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system
  • NaG - pupils should learn that the Sun is a star at the centre of our solar system and that it has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (Pluto was reclassified as a ‘dwarf planet’ in 2006)
  • WS - pupils could create simple models of the solar system

This resource is available in the below packages.

Sigma Science – Year 5

Sigma Science KS2

Sigma Science - Year 3 Sigma Science - Year 4 Sigma Science - Year 5 Sigma Science - Year 6

Sigma Science KS2 Complete

Sigma Science Assessment KS2 Sigma Science - Year 3 Sigma Science - Year 4 Sigma Science - Year 5 Sigma Science - Year 6

Sigma Science KS1 & KS2 Complete

Sigma Science - Year 1 Sigma Science - Year 2 Sigma Science - Year 3 Sigma Science - Year 4 Sigma Science - Year 5 Sigma Science - Year 6 Sigma Science Assessment KS1 Sigma Science Assessment KS2