Age 10-11- Plot Alien Co-ordinates

In this lesson, we review the first and all four quadrants before plotting co-ordinates to accurately draw aliens and an astronaut. We have three aliens (Grey, Robot and Teeth) in the first quadrant or in four quadrants (at two levels of detail) and two aliens (Tripod and Grey Alien) or an astronaut in four quadrants (at a very detailed level). We are astronauts traveling to Mars and need to report our alien sightings back to Mission Control on Earth.

This lesson runs alongside a Maths unit where children create their own diary on Mars to document mathematical findings and a Literacy unit where they write their own non-chronological report on Mars.

This unit is aimed at children at an age 9-11 level (Year 5 & 6 in England and Wales).

Pre-lesson preparation is provided with three short animations from an astronaut’s first-person point of view as we receive a transmission after lift-off and find a strange fictional grey planet. We then find ourselves in the middle of a firefight between two warring alien species.

PowerPoints provide structure, modelling, examples, group extension and differentiation of quadrants, scales and detail. Optional IT links are provided.

There is a lesson plan which includes:

• suggested links to curriculums;
• notes to provide background information;
• optional pre lesson preparation;
• starter, main, groups and plenary sections with suggested timings (please change depending on your class);
• sections of the lesson are linked to Blooms taxonomy;
• talk time suggestions;
• support for teaching;
• differentiated group activities with extra ideas for early finishers;
• consideration of, and reference to, different learning styles;
• pictures and actions provided for key terms; and
• independent activities that are planned to aim to allow the teacher to support or extend an assessment group within the lesson.

Plans and PowerPoints are detailed and thorough to provide teaching structure, if needed, for the whole, or parts, of the lesson. An alternative streamlined PowerPoint is also provided.

Thankyou,

Team Teaching Alive

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