Hi my name is Sarah and I will be teaching 1st class next year. I enjoy the lessons surrounded by Space and I find there are so many interesting ideas and lessons to introduce to children that allow for active learning. My favourite fact about space is that the sun is a star.
Inquiry based activity that I has been done in my classroom expolored a variety of stars. I introduced the lesson by assessing and exploring the children’s previous knowledge on stars asking questions like; ‘What is a star? Where would we see stars? What colours are stars? Are all stars the same size and shape? etc.’ Then based on this knowledge we watched a slideshow showing different stars and highlighting that different colours mean different levels of heat. We discussed different facts about stars. After discussing stars and their colours and shapes the children were given clay to create their own stars. The children then talked about the star they created in groups and their undertsanding of what a star is.
