When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
Carry out a full scientific enquiry.
For more information about this unit, please see the Teacher video: Making connections – Does the size of an asteroid affect the diameter of its impact crater? in Lesson 1: Investigating asteroid craters – Planning.
Suggested prior learning
This unit revises and builds on learning from the previous Year 5 Science units.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Investigating asteroid craters – Planning
Knowledge
To revise the units Earth and space and Life cycles and reproduction.
Working scientifically
To plan a comparative test.
Lesson 2: Investigating asteroid craters – Gathering data
Knowledge
To revise the units Unbalanced forces and Mixtures and separation.
Working scientifically
To gather and record data.
Lesson 3: Investigating asteroids – Analysing, concluding and evaluating
Knowledge
To revise the units Separating mixtures and Unbalanced forces.
Working scientifically
To conclude and evaluate the investigation.
Key skills
This unit revisits the
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