Starter quiz
- The object in space that we live on is called ______.
- 'Earth' ✓
What is Earth?- A star
- A moon
- A planet ✓
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- Which of these is a star?
The Sun ✓
The Moon- Earth
- Which of these is not true?
- The Sun is very hot.
- The Sun is a star.
- The Sun is a planet. ✓
- The Sun is approximately spherical.
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- Which of these objects is largest?
- The Sun ✓
- The Moon
- Earth
- The shape of Earth is called a ______.
- 'sphere' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these objects is at the centre of our solar system?
Earth- The Moon
- The Sun ✓
Mars
- How many planets are there in our solar system?
- '8' ✓
- Which is the furthest planet from the Sun in our solar system?
- 'Neptune' ✓
Starting with the closest, put these planets in order according to their distance from the Sun.- 1⇔Mercury
- 2⇔Venus
- 3⇔Earth
- 4⇔Mars
- 5⇔Jupiter
- 6⇔Saturn
- 7⇔Uranus
Which of these questions could we find the answer to with secondary sources?- What is the temperature in this room right now?
- Which is your teacher's favourite planet?
- How long is a day on Jupiter? ✓
- How far away is the nearest star? ✓
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Which of these statements about the solar system is true?- The Sun travels around all the planets.
- The Sun and planets travel around Earth.
- All the planets travel around the Sun. ✓
- The Earth is the only planet that travels around the Sun.
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Key learning points
- The solar system consists of the Sun and all other objects in space travelling around it, such as planets.
- The Sun is the centre of the solar system
- There are eight planets in the solar system
- The planets in order from the Sun are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- Planets can be researched using secondary sources of information
Common misconception
Earth lies at the centre of our solar system, with the Sun and planets orbiting around it.
Provide opportunities for the children to explore both diagrams and 3D models of the solar system which clearly show the Sun and planets.
Keywords
Solar system - The solar system is the name for our Sun and the planets that orbit it.
Sun - The Sun is a star and at the centre of our solar system.
Planets - Planets are large objects made of rock or gas that orbit a star.
Research - To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.
Secondary sources - Secondary sources are texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others.
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