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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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

  • asteroid

    A small, rocky or metallic, irregular shaped object in space that orbits the Sun.

  • celestial bodies

    Natural objects in space, such as planets, moons and stars.

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