Activity Set: Space and Aliens
I would combine the special life lesson from ESERO and the Mars lesson from the science week website to create a fun lesson on Aliens.
Introduction:
Discuss that we do not know of any other life forms in our solar system so we are unique and special here on earth, as outlined in the ESERO lesson I would get the children to think about what they would like to show an alien about life here on earth if they did exist. They will work in pairs and act these out.
Development:
Children will be given paper and pencil to sketch out what they think an alien would look like and will then be given clay to create their own alien, however they wish.
Conclusion:
Children will present their alien to the class and give a description about any interesting features of their alien. They will also be asked about the environment where the alien lives and what they need to survive.
Extension: In an extension activity as a whole class we will design a home for the aliens on a large IKEA roll of paper which will form the ground and backdrop to display the clay aliens. Each child will help to create this and ensure that they include whatever their own alien needs to survive.