KS3 ~ Year 7 ~ The Moon

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

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This lesson begins with an introduction to the phases of the Moon, students are shown a diagram which show the changing appearance of the Moon as seen by Earth as the Moon orbits the Earth.

The next task is a memory test, students will be shown images of the different phases of the Moon along with the names of these specific phases. Students will need to memorise the as many names as possible, before the names are taken away. Students will now have a few minutes to fill in their worksheet with the correct names, this task can then be self-assessed using the mark scheme provided.

Next, students will complete a worksheet which requires them to shade in circles to show the phases of the Moon at particular positions. There is an extra challenge task to add labels to show the names for each phase. The mark scheme for this task is included in the PowerPoint so students can mark and correct their work.

Next, students will watch a video on eclipses. Whilst watching the video they will answer a set of questions, once complete students can self-assess their work using the mark scheme provided.

Laslty, students will complete a ‘copy-and-complete’ task to summarise what they have learned this lesson. This work can also be marked using the answers provided on the PowerPoint.

The plenary task is a ‘pick a plenary’ - either unscramble a set of anagrams to spell five key words taken from the lesson today or use a set of key words (provided) to summarise what students have learned this lesson.

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 :)