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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Make a stop-motion movie of the motion of the sun by taking photos from the same place regularly throughout the day. Do this in June and in December to compare. |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Know the difference between a star and a planet using the song and the ways planets affect us and plants |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Observe the path of the sun at different times of the year and draw a plan showing the height (or angle) of it. |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Learn how to tell the difference between a star and a planet in the night sky by using the song 'twinkle twinkle little star' as stars twinkle and planets do not |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Learn about the moon cycles and the tradition of planting by the moon. Make a moon planting calendar. |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Listen to mythological stories about the constellations and stars. |
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Air |
Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Use a torch and orange (or ball/globe) to demonstrate how the tilting of the Earth on its axis creates different seasons. See how this explains why it is summer in the Northern hemisphere when it is winter in the Southern hemisphere. |
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Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets |
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Visualise an imaginary journey into space - experiencing weightlessness and the silence of space, seeing the Earth and moon from outer space, and feeling the immensity of the universe. |
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Soil and stone |
Soil textures and soil tests |
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Compare the different properties of sand and clay (e.g. how much water and air it holds, what happens when you stand on it, which holds more nutrients etc.). |
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Soil and stone |
Soil textures and soil tests |
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Sing a song about soil textures (e.g. "There's three different types of mineral in soil"). |
