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Activity- The activity that I have decided I would like to use in my classroom is: ‘A journey into Space’.
To introduce the lesson about space I would put a photograph of outer space on the interactive whiteboard. I would open up the topic by questioning the children to encourage thinking and discussion around space, e.g. What do you think it’s like in outer space? How would we get there? How could we explore other planets?
For the main lesson I would then tell the children that we are going to create and investigate our own rockets. We would make rockets from a variety of materials e.g. paper rocket, foam rocket. We would investigate how they move e.g. force. How does the force affect how far the rocket will go? How does angle of launch affect how far the rocket goes. Find a large indoor space and practice launching foam rockets. throwing around the area.
Conclusion: To conclude the lesson, we would discuss what happened asking questions such as, did anything unexpected happen? Did any of the rockets/objects go up in the air? Did any of your rockets stay in the air or did they come back to the ground?
Hands-on classroom themed activities
Activity: What clothes to wear- Seasons
I really like the idea of letting the children engage in this type of active learning and would enjoy using these lessons in my classroom.Introduction: To introduce the lesson to the children I would ask the children what the seasons are. I will then open a discussion about the different seasons and what the weather is like at certain times of the year. I would ask the children what clothes might you wear when it is raining, when the sun is shining etc.
Main: I would then give the children flash cards with a variety of clothes and ask them in small groups if they could match the clothing with the different weathers. E.g rain coat for rainy days, sun hat for warm days and so on.
Conclusion: I would ask the children what their favourite season and type of weather is. Then I would ask the children to draw themselves in the close they need for this particular season/weather and why they choose it.
Hi Saoirse I love the idea of using Milo and Marvin to create alien-themed props for imaginative play. Especially the junior classes as its allows them to bring their ideas to life.
Activity Set- Space and Aliens.
Design your own Martian/Alien.Introduction: I would begin the lesson by asking the children some questions to enhance their imaginations, e.g. What is mars like? What is the weather like on Mars, is it hot or cold? What kind of creature could live in this climate or environment? Predict what a martian may look like? I would then ask the children to draw a martian from their imagination.
Mian lesson: After the children have drawn their ideas of martians, we will discuss their ideas in groups. The children will then be given a variety of materials and will be asked to make a Martian using 3d materials.
Conclusion: Once the children have created their martian, they will engage in role play where they will ask their martian questions about their planet and they will tell them some things about earth. The children can name and introduce their martian to the rest of the class/group.
I love how you shared this all over the school as it integrates all class levels and allows each class to benefit from science week.
I would choose an activity based around the topic of the planets: The Planets, journey through the solar system.
To introduce the activity, I would give the children a different planet labelled. I would ask them the name of the planet and to describe the planet. I would use a KWL chart to gather any previous knowledge they already have. I will then play the song ‘Family of the Sun’. The children will then order the planets in groups.
I will then introduce the ‘Planet Game’ using hoops spread around the room. The center hoop representing the sun. I will use this game telling the children they are space rockets and have them travel from one planet to the next by hopping, jumping, skipping. I will call out different places that they are familiar with and its only when I say the planets name can the children ‘land’ at the specific planet.
At the end of the game ask the children to name all the planets that they can remember and the reason the sun is in the middle, as all the others revolve around it.I think that this is a great way to differentiate the learning and allows the children to explore all aspects of the moon. Great idea Claire.
Hi my name is Sarah and I will be teaching 1st class next year. I enjoy the lessons surrounded by Space and I find there are so many interesting ideas and lessons to introduce to children that allow for active learning. My favourite fact about space is that the sun is a star.
Inquiry based activity that I has been done in my classroom expolored a variety of stars. I introduced the lesson by assessing and exploring the children’s previous knowledge on stars asking questions like; ‘What is a star? Where would we see stars? What colours are stars? Are all stars the same size and shape? etc.’ Then based on this knowledge we watched a slideshow showing different stars and highlighting that different colours mean different levels of heat. We discussed different facts about stars. After discussing stars and their colours and shapes the children were given clay to create their own stars. The children then talked about the star they created in groups and their undertsanding of what a star is.
Hi my name is Sarah and I will be teaching 1st class next year. I enjoy the lessons surrounded by Space and I find there are so many interesting ideas and lessons to introduce to children that allow for active learning. My favourite fact about space is that the sun is a star.
Inquiry based activity that I has been done in my classroom expolored a variety of stars. I started by assessing and exploring the children’s previous knowledge on stars asking questions like; ‘What is a star? Where would we see stars? What colours are stars? etc.’ Then based on this knowledge we watched a slideshow showing different stars. After discussing stars and their colours and shapes the children were given clay to create their own stars.
