KS3 ~ Year 7 ~ The Solar System

This lesson is designed for the Activate KS3 Science Course, specifically Year 7 P4 ’Space’.

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The lesson begins with an video on the Solar System, students will watch this and whilst watching should answer a set of questions. Once students have completed this task, they can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.

In the next activity, information stations will be placed around the classroom so that students can gather information and use to this to complete a worksheet. They can talk to each other to complete this task, once it is complete the work can be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided. This task also includes a research project, so if students have completed the work they can use tablets/computer/laptops/phones to complete research on the Cassinni Space Probe.

The last task requires students to complete a crossword on the Solar System, using what they will have learned over the last couple of lessons.

The plenary task requires students to summarise what they have learned this lesson in three sentences, a list of key words is provided for pupils to use in their sentences.
All resources are included at the end of the presentation. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions please let me know in the comments section and any feedback would be appreciated :)