Lesson Three – Earth’s Orbit
This science teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate and record some special facts and information to describe and explain how and why the Earth travels through space in relation to some other celestial objects.
The class can practise drawing and labelling diagrams to explain and record the movement of Earth in relation to other planetary bodies such as the Sun and the Moon.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to investigate and record some special facts and information to describe and explain how and why the Earth travels through space in relation to some other celestial objects
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to support understanding of key facts about how the Earth travels through space and orbits the Sun and a set of cards to record and annotate diagrams to prove different facts about how the Earth orbits around the Sun.
The interactive presentation can be used to explore and record some facts and information about how the Earth travels through space in relation to other celestial objects.
This lesson is part of a —- scheme of work to get the children to xxx. 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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