SPACE YEAR 7 TASK 1 KEY WORDS AND

SPACE YEAR 7

TASK 1 KEY WORDS AND MEANINGS Research each word on the key word list then write a sentence to explain or describe each word.

KEY WORD LIST 1. Day 9. 2. Year 10. Galaxy 3. Eclipse 11. Light 4. Meteorite 12. Andromeda 5. Moon 13. Universe 6. Planet 14. Big 7. Ellipse 15. Expanding 8. Star Constellation year Bang universe

INVESTIGATE – find out, research. DIAGRAM – carefully drawn, accurately labelled picture. INSTRUCTIONS – information given which should be followed to complete the task successfully. QUESTIONS – need to be answered fully and in full sentences. A good response includes what your answer is and why this is your answer.

TASK 2 INVESTIGATION: Day and Night TASK 3 INVESTIGATION: Year Find • and draw a diagram which shows why we have day and night If it is daytime in our country where is it night time? How many hours does it take for the Earth to spin round once? SPACE Draw a diagram which shows the position of the Earth as it orbits the Sun. Label on this diagram the months if the year and show the tilt of the Earth’s axis for March, June, September and December.

EARTH The Earth’s axis is tilted at 23. 5° and this is given as the reason for our seasons. TASK 4 Write a paragraph to explain in your own words why (or how) we have winter and summer. HINT: Consider the tilt of the planet away or towards the Sun.

Task 5: Lunar Eclipse Draw and label a diagram showing an eclipse of the moon. (hint – diagram should include Sun, Earth and Moon) TASK 6: Solar Eclipse Draw and label a diagram showing an eclipse of the Sun. Write a paragraph explaining what is happening. Write a paragraph (own words, not copied) explaining what is happening. WHEN RESEARCHING YOU MUST USE SOURCES OTHER THAN WIKIPEDIA

THE SOLAR SYSTEM TASK 7: Write a mnemonic to help you remember the order of the planets in our solar system.

TASK 8: SOLAR SYSTEM SCIENCE POSTER (A science poster needs to look good and contain relevant factual information) • Draw the Solar System showing the Sun and the planets in order as you move away from the Sun. • Each planet needs to be labelled and coloured correctly • Three facts need to be included for each planet e. g. Earth: diameter 12800 km, distance from Sun is 150 million km, has one moon e. g. Saturn: takes 30‘Earth’years to orbit the Sun, has 18+ rings, average temperature on the sunny side is -18°C.

Task 9: Watch these clips on You. Tube 1 Solar System 101, National Geographic 2 Exploring our Solar System: Planets and Space for Kids – Free School

TASK 10: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM An extended writing activity of at least 200 words. Ideas of things to include: Where does your journey start? Which planets do you pass? hat do the planets look like? Is it hot or cold? Do the planets have any moons or rings? Where does your journey end? Do you return to earth or leave the solar system? What is beyond the solar system?

SUMMARY QUESTIONS 1. 2. Star moon galaxy planet universe – put these in order of size, smallest first. The Sun is really an ordinary ______. It is part of our _____ called the Milky Way. 3. A light year is the ______ light travels in one ______. 4. The Universe has been ______ since the time of the _______. 5 There are ____ planets in the Solar System. The names of these planets in order are: 6 The coldest planet is _______. This is because it is farthest from the ______. 7 In an eclipse of the Moon, the Moon moves into the shadow of the _______. 8 How would our lives be different if the Earth’s axis was not tilted?