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In this unit children learn about the shapes and relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon. Using models they learn how the three bodies move relative to each other and how these movements relate to night and day.
Experimental and investigative work in this unit focuses on:
- making observations and recognising patterns in first hand and secondary data
- representing data in graphs.
Work in this unit offers opportunities for children to relate scientific knowledge and understanding to familiar phenomena eg day length, year length and to consider scientific evidence about the Earth, Sun and Moon.
A visit to a fixed planetarium or a visit to school by a mobile
planetarium can enhance the teaching of this topic.
This unit takes approximately 11 hours.
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