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This sounds like a really lovely lesson CarolAnne, I’m sure the children will love all the interactive aspects and it sounds like it will be easily accessible for all abilities.
The Activity I have chosen in this module is The Planets
Introduce students to the planets in our solar system, helping them learn the names, order, and some basic facts about each planet.
Materials Needed:- Picture cards or posters of the planets
- A large sheet of paper or a whiteboard
- Markers or colored pencils
- Internet access for showing videos or animations
- Notebook and pencil for each student
- Warm-Up Activity:
- Begin with a simple question: “What do you know about the planets?
- Let the children share what they already know. Write down their responses on the board.
- Introduction to the Solar System:
- Explain that our solar system is a big family of planets, and they all orbit around the Sun.
- Show a picture or a model of the solar system to give a visual reference.
- Introduce the term “orbit” and explain it simply: “Orbit means the path each planet takes to go around the Sun.”
- Introducing the Planets:
- Show pictures or posters of each planet one by one, starting from the closest to the Sun.
- Use a catchy mnemonic to help them remember the order of the planets, such as: “My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Noodles” (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
- For each planet, share a couple of interesting facts. Keep it simple and engaging.
- Activity – Create a Solar System Model:
- using colored paper and markers to draw and cut out each planet.
- Once the planets are ready, arrange them in order on a large sheet of paper or on a string to create a hanging mobile.
- Reflection:
- Review the order of the planets and their key features.
- Ask the children to share their favorite planet and why they like it.
- Encourage them to draw or write a short description of their favorite planet in their notebooks.
This is a really niced idea Laura, I think the children will really enjoy making there own Martian’s.
Introduction: Ask your class what they see when they look up in the sky at night. Talk about how they see stars.
Wondering: What are stars made of, how do they light up the night sky. Explain to your students that stars are made up of gas and that’s how they light up the night sky.
Starter Question: Show students the cover of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Have students make predictions about what the story will be about. Record the answers.
The Lesson: Explain to the students that today they are going to make their very own starry night scene. Give each child a piece of paper, paintbrushes and paint. They children can choose to paint their page either black or blue. After the paint has dried, pass the paintings back out to your children. Pass out star stencils and crayons. Allow the children to place stars of various colours on their skies.
Interpreting results: Look at all the pictures, ask the children about the differences and remind them that the sky looks different for every person, why? Are the in a different country, time zone?
This lesson could be extended with phases of the moon.Teacher reflection with the class
Such a lovely idea using the Bee Bots, I think there is so much the children can learn with hands on materials. I’m sure this will keep many children engaged.
Creating an inquiry-based activity on gravity for 7-year-olds can be both fun and educational. The key is to keep the concepts simple and engaging while encouraging curiosity and exploration.
Activity: Exploring gravity with falling objects.
Materials needed:
A variety of small toys
stopwatch or timer
ruler or measuring tape
a note book for recording
a large open space to test your objects
Introduction:
- Begin with a simple explanation of gravity: “Gravity is a force that pulls everything down towards the ground.”
- Ask the children if they have noticed how things fall to the ground when they drop them. Encourage them to share their observations.
Predictions:
- Show the children the different objects you have. Ask them to predict which objects they think will fall faster or slower and why.
- Write down these predictions in the notebook.
- Experiment – Dropping Objects:
- Stand on a chair or a small step to get some height.
- Hold two different objects at the same height.
- Count down and drop both objects at the same time while another child uses the stopwatch to measure the time it takes for each to hit the ground.
- Record the times in the notebook.
- Observation and Discussion:
- Repeat the experiment with different pairs of objects
- Ask the children to observe which objects fall faster or slower.
- Discuss the results: Did the objects fall at the same speed or different speeds? Were their predictions correct
- Conclusion and Reflection:
- Summarize the key points:
- Gravity pulls objects down, and all objects fall at the same rate if we ignore air resistance.
- Ask the children what they learned and if there were any surprises
