This unit of work includes lessons on the following:
The Planets
The Solar System
The Earth, Sun and Moon
Day and Night
Phases of the Moon
Space Travel
This unit covers all of the National Curriculum objectives for Earth and Space for Year 5 and all lessons come with engaging powerpoint presentations, video links, worksheets and a knowledge organiser for Earth & Space.
These lessons are intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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In this lesson, students will work towards the objective: To understand how space travel has progressed and how rockets work.
They will look at how space travel has progressed over time through the timeline slides and will be quizzed on what they have learnt. Following this, they will learn how rockets are made and how they work in great detail through videos and text. Finally, they will be supported in creating their own rockets from film containers to practically see the science in action!
The engaging presentation- with links to online video clips and an experiment sheet are all provided. A knowledge organiser for Earth & Space is also included.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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In this lesson, students will work towards the objective: To explain the movement of the Moon.
They will learn about the Moon’s Lunar Cycle and how this links to its orbit around the Earth. They will be given detailed explanations for each phase as well as what the surface of the Moon looks like as a map. They will then match up descriptions with each phase and will create their own Lunar Cycles using potato prints.
The engaging presentation- with links to online video clips and an activity sheet are all provided. A knowledge organiser for Earth & Space is also included.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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In this lesson students will work towards the objective: use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky.
They will first learn about how our understanding of day and night has changed over time before understanding the science behind the suns ‘apparent’ movement across the sky. They will also learn how sundials work before explaining what they have learnt on the activity sheet. They will then learn about the seasons and the science behind the concentration of the sun’s energy on the Earth’s surface. They will be taught how this links to time zones and again will explain their understanding through the activity sheet.
The engaging presentation- with links to online video clips and the activity sheets are all provided. A knowledge organiser for Earth & Space is also included.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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In this lesson, students will work towards the objective: To be able to describe the movement of the moon relative to the Earth.
Students will first learn about satellites and then how the Moon orbits the Earth as the Earth orbits the Sun. Using a variety of objects, they will represent these orbits physically. Following this, they will be tasked to explain their understanding and will finally have a quiz to complete.
The presentation- with links to online video clips and an activity sheet are all provided. A knowledge organiser for Earth & Space is also included.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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In this lesson, students will work towards the objectives: To describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the sun in the solar system and to describe the sun, Earth and moon as approximately spherical bodies.
They will first learn about how the Solar System formed before learning how we know that the planets are spherical. After this, they will be tasked to explain what they have learnt so far. Following this, they will learn about how the planets orbit the Sun and will be tasked to demonstrate this by creating a Solar System from toilet roll and fruit.
The presentation- with links to online video clips and an activity sheet are all provided.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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In this lesson, students will work towards the objective: To identify key facts about the planets in our solar system.
They will be introduced to the eight planets and learn key facts about each one including which are the gas planets and which are rocky planets. They will learn about asteroids and comets and will complete their own independent research task on each planet in terms of key features.
The presentation- with links to online video clips and planet research sheet are all provided. A knowledge organiser for Earth & Space is also included.
This lesson is intended for Year 5 students but can easily be modified for all KS2 and KS3 students.
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Knowledge organiser- useful for revision and as an overview.
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In this BUNDLE, 6 lessons are included which come with engaging powerpoint presentations, video links and sheets to guide students through the experiments.
The lessons are as follows:
Introduction to forces
Gravity
Friction
Air Resistance
Water Resistance
Mechanisms
These lessons are intended for Year 5 and 6 students but could easily be modified to suit KS3.
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A mechanism is a device which takes an input motion or force, and outputs a different motion and force.
In this lesson, students will learn about different mechanisms such as pulleys, gears and levers. They will see how each works in everyday life and learn the science behind them. They will be asked to identify which mechanism from the images and will complete a quiz mid-way through to check understanding.
They will then carry out an experiment creating their own levers before designing their own machines using what they have learnt. The activity sheets are provided which guide them through this process.
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Water resistance is a force that tries to slow things down that are moving through water. It is a type of friction and sometimes called drag.
In this lesson, students will learn what water resistance is and how it affects us. They will learn about streamlining and how we make things streamlined in order to reduce water resistance. They will also learn about upthrust and how this enables boats to float. They will complete a quiz mid-way through to check understanding.
They will then carry out an experiment to investigate how the shape of aluminum foil affects how it behaves in water. The experiment worksheet is provided as well as an explanation into the reasons behind this.
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Air resistance is a force that is caused by air. The force acts in the opposite direction to an object moving through the air. It is a type of friction.
In this lesson, students will learn what air resistance is and how it affects us. They will learn about Galileo Galilei who first investigated air resistance and how without air, objects with the same mass will fall at the same rate. They will learn about streamlining in order to minimise surface area and they will complete a quiz mid-way to check understanding.
They will then carry out two experiments- 1) paper drop test 2) investigating how the size of a canopy affects the rate of a parachute’s decent.
Sheets are provided for the experiments along with an interactive presentation and useful knowledge organiser.
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Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.
In this lesson, students will learn what friction is and how it affects us. They will look at the factors which influence friction and learn how friction can be helpful and unhelpful. There will be a quick quiz mid-session to check what they have learnt and then they will complete an investigation looking at different materials and the friction they produce.
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Gravity or gravitation, is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy, including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light are brought toward (or gravitate toward) one another.
In this lesson, students will be taught what gravity is and how it affects us and how it is different in space. They will learn about Sir Isaac Newton and how weight is different to mass.
They will then carry out two experiments- in the first experiment they will measure objects with scales and a newton meter in order to show the difference between weight and mass. After this, they will compare the mass and speed of falling objects to investigate whether the heavier an object, the faster it falls. Both investigations come with a worksheet to follow.
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A force is a push or pull that causes a change in speed, direction or shape. Some forces are affected by speed, other forces are not. All forces come in pairs, no force exists by itself.
In this lesson, students are introduced to what a force is and how the affect us. They look at examples of magnetism, air & water resistance, friction and upthrust. The interactive powerpoint shows how the forces work through diagrams and videos.
The students then complete the activity sheet labelling the forces and drawing their own diagrams.
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This BUNDLE contains 5 lessons of teaching material which span from 1-3 hours of content per lesson. The lessons follow the sequence:
Lesson 1- What is electricity?
Lesson 2- Circuits
Lesson 3- Investigating variations in electrical components in a circuit
Lesson 4- Electrical safety
Lesson 5- Investigating voltage
All lessons come with an interactive presentation, video links, worksheets and activities. They deliver a comprehensive overview of electricity and do so in an engaging way. These lessons have been designed for Year 6 students but can be easily adapted to suit KS2 or KS3 students.
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Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another. Electricity is the flow of electrons.
In this lesson, students will learn how electricity is measured and what voltage is. They will learn that citrus fruits can be used as a battery to power electrical current and will investigate which citrus fruit is best to use.
A writing frame will be provided for the experiment as well as an engaging powerpoint presentation to support them through the learning.
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Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another. Electricity is the flow of electrons.
In this lesson, students will learn about electricity and its potential dangers. They will learn where electricity comes from and how it is measured. They will look at electrical safety and the appropriate measures to take when around electricity. Finally they will design a poster warning of the dangers of electricity and giving safety tips.
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Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another. Electricity is the flow of electrons.
In this lesson, students will learn what electricity is, how circuits should be drawn and what the symbols for the electrical components are. They will carry out an investigation into what happens to the brightness of the bulbs in a circuit when the number of bulbs are increased. Followed by an investigation into an electrical component of their choice.
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Investigation writing frames are provided as well as links to informative video clips. They will be challenged to create a number of different formations of circuits as well as parallel circuits.
An informative knowledge organiser for children to use as a revision/ supportive tool when learning about electricity.
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