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The resource from this module that I am looking forward to trying out in my classroom next year is the Make a Spacecraft Activitiy from the spaceweek.ie website.
We will start the lesson with the story ‘The Way Back Home’ by Oliver Jeffers. We will discuss the story.
Discussion of different types of space craft (Rockets, Shuttles, Satellites) and labelling the different parts of a spacecraft (Body, Boosters, Solar Panels, Windows etc). Look at some pictures of different spacecrafts.
Make a plan of what the spacecraft will look like and its design/colours. Give the children some ideas to follow. Remember it must have a tube for the effervescent Tablet to launch the rocket. When the plan is completed allow the children to make their rocket.
Go outside and launch the rockets following the instructions on the Space week Resource.
This is a detailed class plan for Space Week with so many brilliant ideas that cover so many areas of the curriculum. I really like the idea of making the passports for space.
The online resource that I am looking forward to using next year is ESA and ESA kids.
This website has so many ideas and topics that would be of interest for children and teachers alike.
It would be a great resource to use for a guided research activity about a space topic. Children could read and search for information on a webpage and report back to the class their findings. There are also lots of interactive games that the children could play to reinforce learning about space.
The website has lots of educational news, videos and animations that explain space concepts that can be used to begin or end a lesson.
The ESA website would also be very helpful for me in my planning of lessons as it has plenty of teacher resources and lots of ideas to like space topics to other areas of the curriculum (e.g. art)
I really like the idea of using the peg boards to make the constellations. The children would really enjoy this hands on activity.
I love the idea of using the Kahoot quiz to reinforce the learning. Children love the opportunity to play on Kahoot.
The activity set that I have chosen is ‘Space and Aliens. There is a wide variety of different ways that children can explore the topic of Space and Aliens.
• Show the children a picture of space and ask the children do they know anything about the topic. After a few discussion points, show a fun picture of a friendly alien and ask the children what they think or know. Ask the children what they would like to show the alien here on earth – What animals, objects, places etc. Use Google Slides to make a slideshow of the different things the class would like to show the alien.
• Story Book – Aliens Love Underpants. Discuss the story and get children to say their favourite part.
• Drawing – The children must draw and colour what they think an alien would look like. Children can give the alien a name and they must present their alien to the class.
• Good Noodle Dance – Alien Boogie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWftd3b6zX0This is great to know. I must head into Tiger and get a few space themed bits for using in the classroom next year.
The activity set that I have chosen is ‘The sun and Shadows’. There is a wide variety of different ways that children can explore the sun and shadows.
· Class Discussion about the sun and what happens when you stand in the sunlight (KWL chart). Explain shadows.
· Go outside and see if there are any shadows outside. Can the children stand in an area where they can make their own shadow?
· Create a sundial activity which was included in Module 2. Watch the shadow move and change throughout the day.
· Integrate with Art – Shadow Drawing Activity. If it is sunny, this can be completed outside. If it is not sunny outside this can be done inside with a torch. Create a shadow pictures using toy animals and other classroom materials.
· Get children to create a shadow puppet using their hands and a flashlight. Work in groups with an IPad to create a simple story with their shadow puppets.
Outer Space
I would begin the lesson by asking the children ‘What do you know about space?’ which children would answer through mentimeter.com and the answers are recorded on the board.
Show the children some pictures of the solar system, planets and stars and ask the children to identify what is in the pictures.
Read “There’s No Place Like Space” (a Cat in the Hat book) and discuss the book
Create a Starry Night – Give each child a piece of black paper and white chalk and draw stars, planets, and other space objects. They can use space-themed stickers to add more details. Encourage creativity and ask questions such as “What do you think it’s like to live on Mars?”
Using tablets and Book Creator, allow students to work in small groups to research focus questions (e.g. “Which planet is the hottest?” or “How many moons does Saturn have?”) and create a book about what they have learned.
Gather the students and ask them to present their book and share one new thing they learned about space.
This sounds like a really nice lesson. I think the story is really nice start to the lesson and ties in really well with the topic.
