Hi everyone, my name is Robyn and I’m am infant teacher, juniors into seniors every second year for six years now.
My favourite space fact is one I leaned in this module and it’s that the gravity on the moon is less than that on earth because the moon is smaller. I always thought there was no gravity on the moon so that stood out to me and I am no longer misinformed.
One of the activities I enjoy the idea of is exploring the potential real estate on the different planets. When I taught second class, we learned about the different planets by scoping out which one would be the most suitable for a family of aliens to buy a house on. We looked at what the planets were made of, their landscapes, climates, etc. and compared the planets to each other, creating fact files on each of them. We then had in depth discussions about what planets the children thought would be the most suitable for the aliens to buy a house on and live out their lives on. The children had great knowledge of the different planets after this exploration and it led to wonderful debates on which planet they deemed most appropriate.