Teacher overview: This lesson introduces learners to Earth’s shape, internal structure, surface features and place in the Universe through discussion, diagrams, short activities and retrieval checks. Key learning objectives are to describe Earth as an oblate spheroid and give three pieces of evidence that it is spherical; name and explain its four main internal layers; explain key surface features and the distribution of land and water; and place Earth correctly within the Solar System, Milky Way and wider Universe. The lesson builds secure subject vocabulary and scale awareness while providing opportunities for questioning, modelling and differentiated support.
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