Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To revise the units Earth and space and Life cycles and reproduction.
Working scientifically
- To plan a comparative test.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can compare an asteroid to a celestial body.
- I can
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National curriculum
Science
Living things and their habitats
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Cross-curricular links
Mathematics
Statistics (Year 3)
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the class into groups of three. Provide each group with the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Science – Earth and space if required (see Adaptive teaching). Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Celestial bodies, which shows an astronaut working on the International Space Station with the Earth in the background.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Knowledge organisers to help them answer questions from the Recap and recall and the Attention grabber; could be provided with the Resource: Results grid (support) to help them design their data table (cut out the correct number of columns and rows); could request hint words when identifying variables (hint words: size, mass, height, speed and material); could be provided with the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Science – Unbalanced forces to help them formulate their predictions.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be provided with the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Science – Unbalanced forces and add force labels to their diagram (air resistance, gravity and push from the surface); should answer the question, why are some billionaires trying to develop technology to mine asteroids? (e.g. there is a shortage of some useful materials on Earth, asteroids contain useful materials, mining causes pollution and mining in space will not create pollution on Earth).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: comparing an asteroid to
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Vocabulary definitions
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asteroid
A small, rocky or metallic, irregular shaped object in space that orbits the Sun.
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celestial bodies
Natural objects in space, such as planets, moons and stars.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y5: Does an asteroids size affect its impact crater?
Lesson 1: Investigating asteroid craters - Planning
Lesson 2: Investigating asteroid craters - Gathering data
Lesson 3: Analysing, concluding and evaluating