Planets and Moons of the Solar System

Aims:
1. To learn that the Solar System (SS) consists of different objects such as star, planets,
moons, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets.
2. To learn that almost all the planets in the SS have moons.
3. To summarize basic facts about the Earth’s Moon.
4. To learn about other interesting moons (Phobos and Deimos)

Age group:​ Year 5 and 6
Time:​ 60 minutes

Materials​:
1. Information sheet 1 The Moon: Motion
2. Information sheet 2 The Moon: Physical Properties
3. Information sheet 3 The Moon: Appearance

Introduction​:
In this lesson, children write down what they already know about planets of the SS and then
take turns to read out their facts, look at the image of the SS and learn that almost every planet
has moons and that our Moon is not unique, divided into three groups they study various facts
about the Moon and then present the information to the rest of the class, learn how many
moons other planets have, watch a video about the moons of Mars - Phobos and Deimos and
play a Space Bingo game at the end.

National Curriculum links:

Working Scientifically
Earth and Space