In this lesson, students finish the science unit by completing a short quiz, where they demonstrate all you’ve learned about Our Place in Sp...
In this lesson, students explore where the names of the planets and moons in our solar system come from, and some of the stories behind them...
In this lesson, students explore how our ability to look into space has evolved through time, and how that’s allowed us to learn more about...
In this lesson, students learn about the thousands of other objects that are drifting out in our galaxy, that don’t often get talked about....
In this lesson, students explore just how big the distance between the planets is. The earth may seem like a big place, but it’s one of the...
In this lesson, students learned all about the 8 planets in our solar system.
In this lesson, students learn about the sun, it’s importance as the centre of our galaxy, and how it powers us and the world that we live i...
In this lesson, students explore the moon. What it is, how it was made, its size and distance compared to the earth, and why it seems to cha...
In this lesson, students expore how people thought about space through time, and how famous scientists’ discoveries have changed how we unde...
In this lesson, students discuss their prior knowledge of space, and are introduces to the concepts within the unit.
This assessment will span over 2 lessons. In groups, students will pick a natural disaster and create a presentation, which they will presen...
In this lesson, students explore the various extreme weather events that have the power tochange the surface of the earth and impact those o...
In this lesson, students discuss Tsunamis, how they’re formed, and the damage that they do. They explore the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.
In this lesson, students work through the volcanoes presntation and they creat a 3D model of a volcano.
In this lesson, students watch an example of a presentation similar to the ones they will be starting in a few weeks.They also discuss how s...
In this lesson, students investigate how scientists measure and study earthquakes, and why they do it.
In this lesson, students learn that when plates move across or towards each other, they can release energy in the form of earthquakes.
In this lesson, students explore the different layers of the earth, and focused on the crust. This includes, the thinnest layer, the crust,...
