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Orla, fantastic plans there for a wonderful week of learning! You have really put in so much thought into the theme and I’m sure students would be so engaged!
From this module I would like to teach the topic of Rockets. First we would look at a video all about rockets and I would ask the students to tell me words they remembered from the video to write up on the board. We would then talk about famous Rockets and their crew. Then we would proceed to a cut and stick activity to label the parts of a rocket to reinforce the learning that has already taken place. Using materials from a box of recycling items, I would encourage the students to build their own rocket and name it. From there I would put up photos of the Planets and get out the students names. Each student would decide which Planet they want their rocket to go to and stick their name underneath. At the end of the lesson, we would do a tally to see which was the favourite Planet down to the least favourite.
Lisa, I love the idea of the students making their houses and then a village. This could really open up possibilities for Drama, SPHE, Geography and so much more!
I would choose animals in the cold as there could be so many strands to other curricular areas such as Maths, Geography, History etc. To begin, the students would discuss in groups what animals shield themselves from the cold and how they do it. Each group would take on a project of one animal and research all about their habitats, food, survival skills etc. We would then do a project on how seals protect themselves from the cold especially living in artic temperatures. Students would then do a blubber science experiment using vaseline or lard and coat one hand. the student would then put both hands into a bowl of ice water and record which one is colder. This may lead on to other questions, rationales etc.
Lovely idea to enhance the lesson through drama. It not only would be fun but builds on confidence, imagination and working together
I would use the topic of stars in my class:
I would first draw a mind map on the board and ask the students to tell me anything they know about stars. We would also do a similar activity asking the students where have they seen stars besides the sky – this would be an interesting line of enquiry! I’m sure answers would include flags, photos, films, objects and so forth. We would then watch a presentation all about stars and I would present a little test at the end. To further enhance the learning, we would look at famous paintings with stars such as Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night and get the students to recreate the picture.What a great idea to link the lesson with Maths. It gives the students a more concrete way to think about the size of the planets and to also compare.
I would pick the activity set of The Planets:
Starting off, I would ask students do they know the names of any planets and I would write them on the board. We would then look at a short video showing the planets and their names. I would then ask them did they learn any new planets that weren’t on the board and fill them in.
Next we would learn the planets song by repetition and print off the little booklet as a visual reminder. We would visit the school library and explore books about the planets and ask students to tell us one exciting fact about a planet! These could be put into a log for future reference. I would get students to make a planet of their choice in an art activity and we could hang then from the ceiling. From that activity, I would ask students for describing words and write these up too.Love that idea Hannah of design your own plant. This would really bring out such creativity in the students and I’m sure each planet would be so different!
An inquiry based project I would do with my students is to design a craft to take them to the moon. We would discuss the types of craft that have made it there or attempted to get there and watch a video about it. The students would work collaboratively and start choosing materials they feel would work best and draw up their design. They would do practical research on their chosen materials and pick the advantages and disadvantages to using those particular materials. There would development of critical thinking as they proceed with their experiment
