Earth, Moon and Sun
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This activity covers the relationship between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun. It explores why we have day and night, why the Moon has phases and introduces the reason for the existence of seasons.
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Subjects
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SCIENCE. |
Age
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7-8 9-10 |
3F Light and Shadows, 5E Earth, Sun and Moon.
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Learning
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Earth, Moon and Sun, Night and Day?
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Year
3 Curriculum Links
SCIENCE
That shadows are formed when objects block light from the Sun
That shadows of objects in sunlight change over the course of the day That shadows change in length and position throughout the day
That the Sun appears to move across the sky during the day
That the Sun appears highest in the sky at midday
That the higher the Sun appears in the sky the shorter the shadow
That the Sun does not move, its apparent movement is caused by the spinning of the Earth on its axis
That shadows can be used to tell the approximate time of day
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Year
5 Curriculum Links
SCIENCE
That the Sun appears to move across the sky over the course of a day
That it is the Earth that moves, not the Sun, and the Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours
That it is daytime in the part of the Earth facing the Sun and night-time in the part of the Earth away from the Sun
That the Earth takes a year to make one complete orbit of the Sun, spinning as it goes
That the Moon takes approximately 28 days to orbit the Earth
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