Years 5 and 6 Space Planning Weeks beginning 6 th July 2020 Monday 6 th July Lesson 1 Years 5 and 6 English: Today, you are going to watch 2 videos about the Solar System and then create a fact file. As you watch the videos, you need to take notes about what you discover. We would suggest watching the videos through once then watching them again and pausing them as you go so you can write your notes. Remember that when taking notes, you do not need to write down full sentences. Just jot down key words and numbers but make sure they will make sense to you when you look back at them. First watch this video from BBC Bitesize. ‘What is the Solar System?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/ztsqj6f Now watch this video from YouTube ‘Exploring our Solar System.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6nLM2QlWw If you want to find out more, you could also explore these websites: https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/solar-system https://www.spacekids.co.uk/solarsystem/ Once you have a comprehensive set of notes, you are now going to use them to create a Solar System Fact File in your learning journal. Complete this on a double page spread in your book so you have lots of room. Things to consider: Make sure you have a bold, colourful title. Use sub-headings to organise your writing. Include some illustrations to help add interest. Check your spelling is accurate. Use a dictionary (either paper or online) to help you check topical vocabulary is spelt correctly. Make sure you use capital letters when writing the names of the planets. Please send us a photo of your work as we would love to see it.
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Years 5 and 6 Space Planning
Weeks beginning 6th July 2020
Monday 6th July
Lesson 1 Years 5 and 6 English:
Today, you are going to watch 2 videos about the Solar System and then create a fact file. As you watch the videos, you need to take notes about what you discover. We
would suggest watching the videos through once then watching them again and pausing them as you go so you can write your notes. Remember that when taking notes,
you do not need to write down full sentences. Just jot down key words and numbers but make sure they will make sense to you when you look back at them.
First watch this video from BBC Bitesize. ‘What is the Solar System?’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/ztsqj6f
Now watch this video from YouTube ‘Exploring our Solar System.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6nLM2QlWw
If you want to find out more, you could also explore these websites:
Once you have a comprehensive set of notes, you are now going to use them to create a Solar System Fact File in your learning journal. Complete this on a double
page spread in your book so you have lots of room.
Things to consider:
Make sure you have a bold, colourful title.
Use sub-headings to organise your writing.
Include some illustrations to help add interest.
Check your spelling is accurate. Use a dictionary (either paper or online) to help you check topical vocabulary is spelt correctly.
Make sure you use capital letters when writing the names of the planets.
Please send us a photo of your work as we would love to see it.
Listen to the Music on the You Tube clip. It is Mars from Gustav Holst Planets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmk5frp6-3Q
Now answer the questions below:
What instruments can you hear?
How does the music make you feel?
Does it remind you of anything?
What does it make you think about the planet Mars?
Does music change?
If so, how?
Listen to the first piece again and this time depict the music through a line drawing. Choose a coloured crayon which you feel ‘matches’ the piece and may be guided by the following instructions: ‘Start with your crayon in a corner of your paper. While you are listening to the music, draw how the music sounds to you by letting your crayon wander across and around the paper. Feel the music in your hand. Make shapes with your line drawing that look like how the music feels.’
Now listen to Venus by Gustav Holst and follow the same process as above. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6_PacCnRw
Now answer these questions:
How are the pieces of music different?
How are they similar?
Which piece of music do you prefer?
Why?
You may wish to record your answers in your book or you can report your answers on a video.
Now you have learnt the order of the planets, this afternoon you will make your own solar system. The planets will need to be in the correct order from the
sun. Please think about adding detail such as rings, colours, spots.
Below are a few examples of how you could make your solar system. Please be as creative as you like.
Do not forget to email your photo into school so we can see your completed work. Have fun!
Wednesday 8th July
Lesson 1 Years 5 and 6 Science:
Focus: Knowledge and Understanding
Today we are going to think about how the movement of the Earth affects us every day.
Watch this BBC Bitesize video to find out about Day and Night - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zkvv4wx/articles/ztdnyrd
Now watch the PowerPoint to help you consolidate this knowledge.
You are going to investigate how shadows seem to ‘move’ on the ground during the day.
Now you have learnt how shadows are made, you are going to have some fun using your hands to make puppets.
You will need to make the room dark so close the curtains or pull the blinds. You will then need a light source, such as a light, lamp or a torch. Now position
your hands so they are blocking the light on the wall and try to make some of these shapes.
Now you have experimented, you are going to make a shadow puppet.
You will need, scissors, card, tape, a wooden stick (this could be a pencil, a lolly stick, a stick you have found or a skewer) and a light source, such as a torch or
a lamp. Watch the video below on how to make a shadow puppet. You can be as creative as you like an if you like, you can make more than one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsdMqNIcrls
Thursday 9th July
Lesson 1 Years 5 and 6 Science
Focus: Knowledge and Understanding
To go into Space, you need to train and have the correct equipment. One of the important pieces of equipment an astronaut needs is a good space suit.
Watch this video about Neil Armstrong’s space suit –
Before watches and clocks were invented, we had to improvise when it came to telling the time. The humble sundial laid down the groundwork.
Wait until midday – when the sun is at its highest point in the sky. Head outside with a paper plate, and experiment with the most ancient and natural method of telling the time – the sundial!
You will need a paper plate or circular piece of paper, a straw, a ruler and pencil.
Instructions:
1. Use the pencil to poke a hole through the very centre of the paper plate, and write the number twelve on the edge of the plate with a pencil or pen. 2. Using the ruler as a guide, draw a straight line from the number twelve to the hole in the centre of
the plate.
3. Put the plate on the ground and poke the straw through the hole.
4. Slant the straw toward the line and carefully turn the plate so that the shadow of the straw falls along the line to the number twelve. 5. Fasten the plate to the ground with some pushpins. 6. Predict where do you think the shadow of the straw will be pointing in one hour’s time?
Why do you think this? 7. One hour later, at one o’clock, check the position of the shadow along the edge of the plate and write the number one on that spot.
Continue each hour predicting the position and then checking and marking the actual position and time on the edge of the plate. Did you guess correctly?
8. At the end of the day, you will have your very own sun clock. On the next sunny afternoon, you will be able to tell time just by watching where the shadow of the straw falls on your clock.
Friday 10th July
Lesson 1 Years 5 and 6
Focus: Deepening knowledge and understanding
Look at the PowerPoint - Tim Peake PPT.
After looking at the PowerPoint, can you think of some really good questions which you would ask if you were going
to interview him? Write them out in your learning journal and make sure they are punctuated correctly. Try to think
of at least 10 questions.
Tim Peakes has recently brought out a book where he answers a lot of questions about his time on the ISS.
He has answered a lot of questions from children. You can hear him on BBC Bitesize,
Now you have learnt a little about shadows and light, you will draw your own planet and bring it to life using shading.
Watch the You Tube video until 1 minute 10 seconds on shading techniques.
Now practise your pencil pressure by initially using a light pressure, then applying more pressure so the pencil marks appear darker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WR-FyUQc6I
Now continue to watch the video until 1:37 and practice drawing your own rectangle and divide into several squares. Fill the squares from right to left,
starting with the darkest value going to the lightest
Now skip to 4:07 and learn about light hitting the sphere and causing shadow
Practice shading a circle. Can you now a draw a planet with shading?
Extension:
Follow this YouTube video and draw an optical illusion.