Activity Set – Space and Aliens.
Design your own Martian/Alien.
To begin the lesson I would ask the children their prior knowledge on Mars and ask them to fill in a KWL chart. Each child would get a chance to give their thoughts and questions about what they’d like to know. I would prompt them if needed with questions such as ‘What does Mars look like?’ Or ‘Do they have mountains, rivers, lakes etc on Mars?
I would ask the children if they think anyone lives on mars. I would explain what the word Martian meant and ask the children to come up with ideas as to how this Martian would look. I would draw on the whiteboard as they give me ideas.
The children would have a chance to draw their own martians as a draft and I would ask them to design their martians using clay. The children would make their 3D models and paint them once they were dry.