5: Where does the sun go at night?
Daytime is when you can see the sun from where you are, and its light and heat can reach you.
Nighttime is when the sun is on the other side of the Earth from you, when it’s dark and colder. But do you know where the sun actually goes at night?
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Sun As Art
Sun, Art, Sunshine, Solar Physics, Spectrum, Ultraviolet, International Sun Day, World Space Week, Sun Awareness Week,
Make your own Egyptian God
Lesson plan and resources for kids to create their own Egyptian god or goddess. Includes: lots of headless god/goddess bodies; factfile about different Egyptian symbols gods wear or carry; SMART Notebook for the lesson with small notes at the bottom to explain each page. Children choose the god/goddess body they want and draw on the relevant head and items the god/goddess is carrying.
Layers of the Sun foldable including research sheet. Space physics and GCSE Astronomy.
Students cut out and colour the layers of the sun. Write the name of the layer/zone and then use the table to research information about it.
A great resource to extend students learning in Space Physics and as part of the curriculum in GCSE Astronomy.
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A great resource to extend students learning in Space Physics and as part of the curriculum in GCSE Astronomy.
See my other foldable resources here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TRJ
Listening and Calming Morning by Grieg
This is a simple animation. It focuses the child’s attention on Grieg’s feeling for the early morning…
The resource is perfect for entering an Assembly or for using in-between lessons.
It is also good stimulus for art work and poetry. Tissue paper fir trees a, blue sky and yellow sun. Simple but effective. Describe what you notice yourself in the morning when you are on holiday etc.
Sound and animation work only in slide mode,
Day and night
In this session children shed light on how day and night is created on Earth, international time zones and why their length changes throughout the year. They then take a safe look at sun spots on the surface of the Sun.
Suitable for Year 5 pupils.
Hamilton’s science scheme uses hands-on investigative science activities to promote a deep understanding of scientific concepts and help children develop effective methods of scientific enquiry. Our scheme is fresh, original and free!
Night and day
Images of night and day with simple sentences and questions. Pictures of nocturnal animals with labels. What do we do in the daytime? Colouring sheet idea for continuous provision. Please leave a comment if you have time!
Out of this world!- The movement of the earth and moon
A power point presentation and supporting worksheet about the movement of the earth and moon to use as a basis for your planning .
This presenation includes:
*Links to the National Curriculum for Science-describe the movement of the earth relative to the sun; describe the movement of the moon relative to the earth; describe the earth and moon as approximate spherical bodies; use the earth's rotation to describe day and night
*Dynamic animations, videos and links to demonstrate key concepts to pupils.
*KWL worksheets (Know;Want to know and Learned) to show pupil progress from opener to plenary.
Both presentation and worksheets are fully adaptable to suit your needs and those of your pupils.
This presenation includes:
*Links to the National Curriculum for Science-describe the movement of the earth relative to the sun; describe the movement of the moon relative to the earth; describe the earth and moon as approximate spherical bodies; use the earth's rotation to describe day and night
*Dynamic animations, videos and links to demonstrate key concepts to pupils.
*KWL worksheets (Know;Want to know and Learned) to show pupil progress from opener to plenary.
Both presentation and worksheets are fully adaptable to suit your needs and those of your pupils.
Earth and Space Year 5 Teaching Pack - 5 PowerPoint presentations and worksheets
This teaching resource pack contains 5 PowerPoint lessons and accompanying worksheets covering Earth and space as outlined in the new 2014 Year 5 programme of study.
The Solar System - in this 36 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn about our Solar System and its planets.
Planets on the Move - in this 42 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn about how each planet in our solar system orbits the Sun.
The Moon - In this 44 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn about the Moon and how it moves around the Earth.
Night and Day - In this 23 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils discover why the Earth has night and day and why it appears that the Sun moves across the sky.
Models of the Solar System - In this 14 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn how ideas about the solar system have changed over time and look at the geocentric and heliocentric models.
The Solar System - in this 36 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn about our Solar System and its planets.
Planets on the Move - in this 42 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn about how each planet in our solar system orbits the Sun.
The Moon - In this 44 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn about the Moon and how it moves around the Earth.
Night and Day - In this 23 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils discover why the Earth has night and day and why it appears that the Sun moves across the sky.
Models of the Solar System - In this 14 slide PowerPoint presentation pupils will learn how ideas about the solar system have changed over time and look at the geocentric and heliocentric models.
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