Lesson Nine – Solar System Database
This science teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise collecting and organising information and facts about some of the different celestial bodies that can be found in the Solar System.
The class can explain and model how to use the completed database to research and record answers to some key questions about what makes the Solar System special.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to practise collecting and organising information and facts about some of the different celestial bodies that can be found in the Solar System
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe some of the celestial bodies in the Solar System and a template to collect and record information about some different celestial bodies that can be found in the Solar System when compiling a database.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore how to collect and organise information about some of the different celestial bodies that can be found in the Solar System.
This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the Solar System by using practical models and researching information. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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