L2 What does our solar system look like? (Year 5 Science)

This lesson is the second lesson from my Primary Science Space scheme of work for upper KS2 (Year 5).

The lesson focuses on Celestial Bodies and has been tailored for pupils after years of being a Year 5 practitioner and Science lead. I have also received Primary Space Education training from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich.

Lesson Objective: To know the planets of the solar system.
Scientific Question: What does our solar system look like?
Enquiry Type: Pattern seeking

This is the second lesson of many I hope to convert into user-friendly documents (as my planning slides currently remain of Lynx files).

Resource bundle includes: Lesson slides (PDF and powerpoint) and scaffolded accompanying resources (word and PDF). I’ve included powerpoint and word for ease of editing - although as I know these massively reformat I’ve also included PDF versions.

Slide one: Title page
Slide two: Key vocabulary pre-teach
Slide three: Enquiry type
Slide four: Planets introduction
Slide five to six: Starter (answers included)
Slide seven: Planet research task with QR code for individual research extension
Slide eight: Planet research answers table
Slide nine: Class model extension activity
Slide ten: End of the Lesson Quiz
Slide eleven: End of the Lesson Quiz feedback