This resource contains a PowerPoint and worksheet designed to help pupils understand the difference between ‘rotate’ and ‘orbit’, then teaching pupils how the rotation of the Earth causes night and day. Contains some simple practical tasks requiring plasticine ‘planets’ and small flags. Tags: KS2 Science Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Earth & Space day night orbit rotate

This resource is part of the Year 5 science Earth & Space topic. It assumes some prior learning of orbits and rotations in relation to the Earth, moon and sun. Within this lesson, pupils can create a simple ‘orrery’, which they can use to demonstrate and deepen their understanding of the orbital periods of the earth and moon. PowerPoint contains a short introduction, then step by step photos and instructions, as well as a task using their completed orreries. Also contains the actual template for use in making the orrery. Best printed onto A3 card, but can also be printed on paper and backed onto card. Tags - KS2 Year 5 Year 4 Year 3 Year 6 Science Earth & Space Orbits Orrery Earth Moon Sun

A PowerPoint and worksheet to guide pupils through the science of why shadows move throughout a day, and a template with instructions to help pupils build their own working sundial. Tags - KS2 Year 5 Earth & Space shadows sundial Year 3 Year 4 Year 6

These resources contain: Factfiles for the 8 planets A blank ‘research’ page for pupils to carry out research An introductory PowerPoint By the end of this lesson, pupils should have a secure knowledge of the order of the planets in the solar system, and have had the opportunity to find out a little more about each of the planets. As part of the ‘research’ section of the lesson, there is an interesting collaborative task, restricting pupils to only half of the planet factfiles, meaning they will need to ‘trade’ information with peers on the other planets, perhaps encouraging them to carry out the most comprehensive research. Tags - Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 KS2 Earth & space Planets Solar system

A 25 mark assessment for use at the end of our Year 4 unit on ‘living things & habitats’. Covering aspects of the unit such as: Characteristics of vertebrates/invertebrates and their sub-groups Grouping organisms using venn diagrams Classifying organisms using branching keys Human impacts (positive & negative) on habitats Human impacts (positive & negative) on the environment Answers included! Tags: Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 KS2 Science test assessment quiz