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<li class=”helperbird-editor helperbird-editor-highlighter-marker” data-medium-focused=”true”>Detail how light pollution is impacting your local area and how you would engage your learners to explore this.
I would begin with my class by exploring what is light pollution. Using the Engage part of the Framework, I would begin with prompt questions such as what is light pollution? etc. Use a KWL chart and then I would then show the children the video about light pollution. Compare and discuss our new learning.
I would use the ESERO 09 resource to investigate the effects of light and dark within a tent and outside of a tent – guessing adn describing an object in the dark in the tent and then using a torch. Lots of opportunities for hands-on exploring, investigating and comparison of findings. I think the children would really enjoy the follow on activity of doing an obstacle course blindfolded with only the instructions from their partner.
Looking at the online images of the comparison of the night sky from 1997 and 2015. What do they notice. Has light pollution changed in their local area? Has it increased/decreased? This would then lead on to exploring what can be improved in local area to reduce light pollution. the video by Duncan Stewart is particularly engaging in the effects of light pollution. Also, the experiment from Space Week would prepare the students well by investigating how light can be projected in different ways.
Walking trail around the area to identify sources of light and possible improvements. While this would be done during the day, it would still be very beneficial. Children could sketch these sources of light and come up with suggestions from their research on what may reduce light pollution.
This would be a lovely idea for a project. with a partner, they could access on an iPad sites such as stellarium or worldside telescope with guide questions provided by the teacher. Suitable websites could be provided on a learning path or padlet so that children can easily access the information in a means that suits them. And finally each child to choose a planet to focus on for their project. project coudl be presented on Book creator with a mixture of text, photos, videos, voice recording, etc. making it accessible to all learners.
Observation of the moon phase
I would begin with a lesson about the moon. Looking at photographs of the moon – when do we see the moon? Is it always the same size? Have you ever seen it during the day?
Video about the moon: Paxi and our Moon – the moon and eclipses
Explain to the children that we will be observing the moon during its last quarter phase each morning for a week. Children will use observation sheet – draw a sketch of the moon each day, record date and time. This phase occurs early in Sept/Oct/Nov this year (the week of the 8th of Sept, etc.) This can be checked online on timeanddate.com and where is the moon? Website.
This would provide opportunities for integration with Art. The children could create a piece of art based on this moon phase, using materials such as pastels, charcoal, paint, etc.
This would lead naturally on to a series of lessons about stars and constellations. Lots of fabulous resources available online including stellarium and the world wide telescope. Lots opportunities for experimenting and creating models of star constellations, etc.i love this idea. I hadn’t thought of shadow drawings in relation to this topic. i have done shadow drawings in the past and the pupils really enjoyed it. This would give me confidence when planning my lessons on a sundial to use art as a stimulus.
I found the resources and links to lessons plans and videos very good in this module. I have selected Gravity and Weight.
During my planning, I would plan a series of lessons relating to gravity, weight, mass and force. I would use KWL charts to elicit previous knowldege from the students and mindmaps duering lessons to help them foramulate ideas.
I woudl introduce the topic by showing the video in this module about the moon to spark their interest and allow the students come up with questions about gravity.
I would then do several lessons based on mass using Esero 68 resources. By carrying out investigation, it may make more sense to the students.
Then we would move on to the Earth and planet tubes.
I would present the experiment to the students with a list of materials. We would then source these materials. I woudl provide a table with information from the Ogden Trust foundation resource. In groups the students will weigh out the amount of sand or rice need and fill each tube with the correct amount. labelling each tube. THey would then research what each planet looks like and this would help them to decorate it. The Ogden trust resource provides lots of further prompt questions and allows for further research. I could create a learning path on scoil net or on padlet, with suitable webistes and links for further research. There are so many ways the pupils could present their projects and research – canva, boook creator, google slides etc.