NESA / Science and Technology / Earth and Space / Earth's relationship with the Sun
explore the relative sizes and movement of the Earth and the Sun
Earth's Rotation Subject Based Preview Unit |
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Changes Caused by Earth's Rotation Pretest
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will complete a pretest about the changes caused by Earth's rotation. |
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Earth's Rotation Glossary
· Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students are going to become familiar with words that they will use during this learning sequence. |
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The Power of the Sun
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider the impact that the Sun's energy has on Earth, explore the schoolyard for evidence of the effects of the Sun's energy and create a Sun inspired superhero. |
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Ultraviolet Light
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider the Sun as a source of light and observe a demonstration to see ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun. |
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Earth's Rotation and Orbit
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the changes that occur because of Earth's rotation and orbit and will write an explanation to describe these changes. |
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Shadows from the Sun
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will explore the changes to shadows cast at different times during the day and work in pairs to create a human sundial. |
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The Earth and the Moon
· Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the size, movement, and distance between the Earth and the Moon and create a scale model using playdough. |
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Developing My Presentation
· Demonstration of Understanding
Your students will select a performance of understanding and develop a presentation to show what they have learnt during this learning sequence |