Module 2 The Moon
Use the story The First Hippo on the Moon by Davis Walliams as stimulus for lesson. Read story and have discussion about the moon and what they think the moon looks like. Ask all children to draw a picture of the moon.
Show children white circle, crescent shape and sphere which do they feel looks like the moon. Have discussion about the moon and how it looks from Earth. Set task of drawing what the moon looks like on the same day for 4 wks.
Have a picture of the moon with craters get them to look closely noticing size difference. Discuss how they think the craters were formed.
Using sand or flour and a variety of flour allow children time to drop balls and notice what happens the surface. Discuss how some balls make bigger/smaller craters, some are deeper etc.
Refer back to 4wk tracking of the moon. Discuss what children have drawn and discovered. Use phases of the moon pictures in resources to sequence the phases of the moon.
Play the story The Night the Moon went Missing (youtube)
