The Trigger
Do you know the name of any planet? Let’s see how many we get out of the 8 we get. Then watch the below
*note we will listen and sing along and do action at the start of our planet themed lessons. Engage and have fun
Wondering & Exploring:
Re watch the video and assign each group to one of the 8 planets. Tell them they must listen out for your planets and record only the information from their assigned planet.
State some various facts they may have missed relevant to each group and see if they recognise it as been a fact about their planet.
Starter Question & Predicting:
Have a picture of each planet to give out to each of the 7 ‘planet’ groups (the 8th planet kept for next activity). Have a selection of art supplies / coloured paper mostly on the floor. Children must go up and choose what might reflect their planet best in an art exercise.
Conducting the Investigation:
During starter activities I purposefully left out an 8th planet. I will present the 8th planet and ask the children to tell me different facts about their planet.
Comparing
Creating and art display of all the planets made for comparison. This promoting conversation. Children must pair / group up with others who made a different planet. They must share information about their own planet especially including any information you think they may not know.
Interpreting Data/Results:
Create a display of 8 sections, each section headed with each planet. Children do not have to stick to their original planet group rather put up anything they know or have learned about any of the other planers too. Write facts, words, draw pictures of each planet
Applying Learning, Making Connections & Thoughtful Actions:
Design a space shuttle fact file and picture of a shuttle that could survive on a drive by / landing on one of our planets.
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By looking at display made teacher/class should be clearly be able to ascertain if one planets was more interesting or not. Ask the children why they think any particular planet was filled more than other.
Reflection:
Again class displays, drawings, fact files play an important role in reflection. Teacher observation and the all important feedback from students is always invaluable.