Group: Rays of Light

Nicola AlcornEliana D’Ambrosio

Irene EfthymiouElisa van Hout

Helena Jonasson

IntroductionLesson series on the solar

system

9-10 year olds

5 lessons, 40 minutes each

ObjectivesAt the end of the series,

the children should know about:Order of the planetsBasic information on the

planets and solar system

Lesson 1-2Activities

VideoDiscussionResearch

Group work: 3 children per planet

Read about the planet Search for images Make models of the planets

Make poster presentation

Lesson 3Activities

Poster presentationsQuestions

Lesson 4PE classActivities

Simulating rotation of the planets

Walking on the moon“Chasing comets”Collision Course

Lesson 5Field trip

Science museumPlanetarium

Questions?Comments?