This ten-lesson unit covers the Australian National Curriculum for Year 6 - Earth and Space Sciences. Throughout this unit, students will develop an understanding of our solar system, including the relative sizes and distances of the planets, and how our earth moves through it. This unit involves classroom demonstrations, online research, great scientists through history and comic strips about Roman gods. Through these cross-curricular activities, students will get a handle on what we have come to understand about our place in space and how (and why) that understanding has changed through time. Every lesson comes complete with an activity worksheet, and a final summative assessment quiz can also be given to students.
Describe the movement of Earth and other planets relative to the sun and model how Earth’s tilt, rotation on its axis and revolution around the sun relate to cyclic observable phenomena, including variable day and night length
The key concepts in this unit include:
Lesson 1
Our Space Expedition
Understand and explain the solar system.
Lesson 2
Astronomers Past and Present
Identify the famous scientist who shaped our understanding of space.
Lesson 3
The Moon
Understand how the Moon works.
Lesson 4
The Sun
Explain what the Sun is.
Lesson 5
Discovering the Solar System
Identify the planets of the solar system.
Lesson 6
Modelling the Solar System
Model the solar system.
Lesson 7
Other Members of Our Solar System
Recognise other parts of our solar system.
Lesson 8
Exploring Our Solar System
Understand how scientists have learned about space.
Lesson 9
Sky Gods
Understand where the names in our galaxy come from.
Lesson 10
Space Assessment
Demonstrate what students have learned during this unit.
This presentation on our solar system has been created to support Lesson 1 of the Movement of the Planets unit. It allows the teacher to wal...
This presentation on our solar system has been created to support Lesson 2 of the Movement of the Planets unit. It allows the teacher to wal...
Identify each of the phases of the moon, connecting names with meanings.
These posters tell the story of the the important men and women who have made incredible discoveries in the field of astronomy, These pos...
This presentation on our solar system has been created to support Lesson 3 of the Movement of the Planets unit. It allows the teacher to wal...
This presentation on our solar system has been created to support Lesson 4 of the Movement of the Planets unit. It allows the teacher to wal...
This presentation on our solar system has been created to support Lesson 5 of the Movement of the Planets unit. It allows the teacher to wal...
This presentation on our solar system has been created to support Lesson 7 of the Movement of the Planets unit. It allows the teacher to wal...
This presentation on our solar system has been created to support Lesson 9 of the Movement of the Planets unit. It allows the teacher to wal...
This is a title page, which will help students establish a general understanding of the solar system, and serve as a reference for future le...
Exit Tickets are a great way for students to reflect on their learning. They are short, simple prompts that can be easily implemented at the...
Students complete online research to answer a set of questions on a famous astronomer. Linking the content of the unit with the work of...
This cloze passage outlines how the energy from the sun has been powering the earth for millions of years, not only as solar power, but as e...
This cloze passage outlines how the energy from the sun has been powering the earth for millions of years, not only as solar power, but as e...
Students use the internet to research a number of characteristics about the planets, including makeup, size, and relative gravity. This w...
Students use the internet and the included clues to solve the worksheet. This worksheet should get students reading about some of the les...
Students see how our ability to see into space has changed out understanding of space. Students are also able to see just how recent some of...
Students learn about the relationship between the roman gods and the planets, and draw a comic book representation of one of the planetary p...
A summative assessment to check students’ understanding of the unit’s content. This quiz can be used to assess the Year 5 Earth and Space...
