At the end of this unit
in terms of scientific enquiry
most pupils will: describe and explain a phenomenon of the solar system,
eg solar eclipse; describe ways in which evidence about the solar system has been collected; interpret patterns in data with respect to a model of the solar system,
eg the tilt of the Earth causing seasonal variation; select information from secondary sources to present a report about a planet and evaluate the strength of evidence from data
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: describe a phenomenon of the solar system using some scientific terms; describe patterns in seasonal variation,
eg day length, climate; use simple secondary sources to collect information about a planet
some pupils will have progressed further and will: describe and explain a phenomenon of the solar system, showing that explanations have changed over time; use a model of the Earth, Moon, Sun system to explain patterns in data,
eg seasonal variations, and relate this to real observations; use a range of secondary sources in finding information to report on aspects of the solar system
in terms of physical processes
most pupils will: relate eclipses, phases of the Moon and seasonal changes to a simple model of the Sun, Earth and Moon system; describe the relative positions of the planets and their conditions compared to Earth; state that the Sun is a star and that stars are light sources, while planets and other objects in the solar system reflect light
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: describe how the Moon orbits the Earth and the Earth spins while orbiting the Sun; identify some differences between features of the Earth and other planets; recognise that the Sun and stars are light sources but the Moon reflects light
some pupils will have progressed further and will: explain, using models, patterns or associations in data about the Earth and other planets in the solar system,
eg relationship between distance from Sun and orbital period; use large numbers appropriate to these; make comparisons between the Sun and other stars
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