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The planets song is a lovely way to introduce the name of the planets to the children. I have used this song before The Planet Song – 8 Planets of the Solar System Song for Kids | KidsLearningTube (youtube.com).
Another way to introduce the lesson could be to read the book ‘My first book of planets’ – that could be a cross curricular link to Reading. This book could be read before the end of school each day.
The children could simply ‘make’ planets from balloons and paper mache. This is great fun and the planets can be easily identifiable from their size and colour. E.g red for Mars, blue and green for Earth. The balloons could also be blown up big(ger) and small(er) to demonstrate the size of the planets.
Before the lessons about planets I would slowly introduce the vocabulary needed for the lessons such as Solar System, orbit, planets, moon, space, stars, The Sun, The Milky Way.
Create a mind map in relation to your ideas about space. Please add to your mind map after each module as part of the reflective learning process.
As a reply to this post, introduce yourself on the forum and share your favourite space fact. Then add a reflection (150 words min) on how you would use one inquiry-based activity in your classroom
My name is Cillian and my favourite space fact is Einsteins Theory of Special Relativity. I can’t say I fully grasp the concept but am fascinated how many years later Einstein’s theory still holds up today. I saw the film ‘Insterstellar’ and it the scence about flying towards the Black Hole ‘Gargantua’ was incredible. And also how the main character had only aged a few years while when he came back to Earth his children were older them him!
I saw a lesson before where the teacher used lemon juice and the heat from a light bulb (lamp) for the students to write ‘invisible messages’. Lemon was squeezed into a small bowl. A toothpick was then dipped into the bowl. The toothpick becomes the ‘pen’ and the child can draw a picture on a piece of paper. Once the paper ‘dries’ you will not be able to see the ink. The teacher then shines a heat source on the paper and the drawing is revealed!
