Space+learning+exp



Independent: Students to create a title page for Space in their books. Group: Watch "The Magic School Bus - Gets lost in Space" as an intro to the unit. With teacher guidance: Students to draw the planets in order from the sun, in their books. Teacher to intro the mnemonic: "My Very Easy Memory Jingle Seems Useful Naming Planets".... discuss that recently Pluto has been downgraded as a planet. Homework: Decide on a question to ask during our NASA incursion.... write it on the blog post.
 * __Week 1:__** Intro space - the final frontier.

Independent: Introduce the "Blooms Grid". Explain how it works. Ask students to select a "remembering" task to complete over the next two weeks. Mention that they will also have lab time to research if they need it. Blooms Grid Day and Night - []
 * __Week 2 / 3:__**
 * ABOUT THE EARTH**: Whole Class: Create a diagram of the earth - labeling the parts (incl core, mantel etc)[[file:earthlayers.pdf]] [|Diagram]
 * ABOUT THE MOON:** Whole Class: Discovery - Watch the [|Moon Landing] - do "Making Connections" activity for Literacy

Computer lab project: research a Planet []

Week 7 Create a diarama of the Earth and moon. Background using chalks on black card to create milky way.

Link to [|partial lunar eclipse pic 4th June] [|pic] [|Transit of Venus]