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Welcome to the module Clodagh,
We hope you find lots of interesting new ways to teach about space here. What is your favourite space fact?Hi Clodagh,
Great lesson plan,
One observation they might make is that the planets closest to the sun are rocky and the ones further out are gaseous, which comes down to temperature. Close to the Sun it was so hot that only rock and metal could stay solid, everything else stayed in gas form. Further out from the sun, it was cold enough for ice to solidify too, giving those planets far more material to grow large from. Good background here if useful: https://lco.global/spacebook/solar-system/planets-and-how-they-formed/Hello Deirdre,
Welcome to the module, we hope you find lots of new and engaging ways to teach your pupils about space here! Do you have a favourite space fact to share?
Hi Cormac,
Love this lesson and how it links maths, imagination, motor skills and spatial awareness. There is also potential to surprise them with some of the animals on our planet. For example the weird things that live in the ocean. One of my favourites is the Costasiella sea slug which looks like it could be a pokemon! Short list here: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/weirdest-sea-creatures
Hello Breege,
I like your progression here, your activity layers literacy, art, STEM and coding around one idea. One thing you might add is a discussion about why homes differ around the world. How does climate, materials available locally and culture change our homes?
Hello Ciara,
Great job tying this together with the framework and getting students to make predictions on how changing the variables will impact the rocket ship. This is also a perfect activity for world space week in October as this years theme will be the rocket revolution: https://www.worldspaceweek.org/
Hi Martha,
Great space fact, not a lot of people know that. It turns out that Earth isn’t perfectly round either, it’s what’s called an ‘oblate spheroid’ and slightly squashed with a bulge around the equator, a bit like a lemon tooHi Karen,
The universe is full of marvels, and the planet with silicate rain is a great example. It’s called HD 189733b and is an exoplanet (a planet that orbits a star that isnt our sun). It’s so hot that tiny particles of glass form in its atmosphere and get driven sideways by winds reaching thousands of kilometres an hour!Hello Joe,
Great to have you here! Its a great fact, and in addition, due to how slowly Venus rotates, sunrise to sunset takes around 117 Earth days!Hi Laura,
Welcome to the module, I hope you find lots of inspiration here!
Thanks for sharing your activity, there’s lots of scope for the children to lead their own investigation into flooding. There is a project called the 5*S (Space, Surveyors & Students) by Maynooth university which is about using satellite data to solve problems. Its aimed at older students but there are some activities or ideas that younger students can engage with too: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/916f5c3b775649ecaff5f8aef29f2e88
Such as looking at animals or plants that live on or near water and observing their adaptions.Hello Cormac,
That’s an important fact to know, and that’s why its so important to look after our planet! We are uniquely placed to support life here on earth.
Hello Aisling,
Great lesson outline for learning about the moon. The moon does look flat up in the sky so its important to learn that is in fact a sphere!
No matter where you are in the world, we see the same face of the moon as it is tidally locked to us. It could also be a fun exercise to show them the far side of the moon too: https://science.nasa.gov/moon/facts/
What shapes can they see in the new craters visible?Hi Patrick,
Thanks for sharing your lesson. There is alot to be done with the moon across the curricular! Our technology has come a long way and we have lots of high resolution photos of the surfaces of the moon and other planets now!
Here is a resource that lets you explore the moon on a 3d level with data collected from NASA: <span class=”TextRun Underlined SCXW185928571 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” xml:lang=”EN-US” data-contrast=”none”><span class=”NormalTextRun SCXW185928571 BCX0″ data-ccp-charstyle=”Hyperlink”>LROC QuickMap</span></span>Hello Mairead,
Great recommendation on a book for the moon, its good to see the relation to the sea and marine life! To talk about gravity you could also show them how different life is on the ISS: <span class=”TextRun Underlined SCXW174976273 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” xml:lang=”EN-US” data-contrast=”none”><span class=”NormalTextRun SCXW174976273 BCX0″ data-ccp-charstyle=”Hyperlink”>Wringing out Water on the ISS – for Science!</span></span><span class=”TextRun SCXW174976273 BCX0″ lang=”EN-US” xml:lang=”EN-US” data-contrast=”auto”><span class=”NormalTextRun SCXW174976273 BCX0″> </span></span><span class=”EOP SCXW174976273 BCX0″ data-ccp-props=”{}”>
Because of the microgravity, they have to adjust to life where everything floats!</span>