Earth and space: space presenters
Produced by the Hamilton Trust, these resources give details of seven lessons on space. This includes lesson plans, practical activities and all student materials. Students find facts about the Sun, Moon and Earth. They develop an understanding of day and night, the four seasons and the Moon’s phases. The Sun and planets making up our Solar System are investigated, along with the other stars in their constellations.
The lessons are:
- Earth, Moon and Sun
- Day and night
- Eclipses and seasons
- Moon phases
- Stars
- Planets
- Solar System
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Scientific enquiry (teacher's notes) 752.5 KB
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Scientific enquiry (activity sheet) 412.22 KB
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Day and night (teacher's notes) 761.5 KB
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Day and night (activity sheet) 280.75 KB
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The moon (teacher's notes) 759.5 KB
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The moon (activity sheet) 1.76 MB