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Lesson 1 Earth is part Students will be completing a planet poster to identify Diagnostic assessment:
(Engage) of a system their current knowledge regarding space and planets. The poster that the students
of planets They will also need to state one thing that they would like complete examines what their
orbiting to learn in this unit on the back of their poster. Each current understanding is and
around a week, time at the end of the lesson will be provided what needs to be
star (the where they can add to their posters, including the new implemented throughout the
Sun) knowledge that they have gained. (This poster will also be unit.
(VCSSU078) viewed in the celebration day at the end of the unit)
Lesson 2 Earth is part In pairs students will draw a planet out of a hat for their Diagnostic and formative
(Engage) of a system focus for the lesson. (5 minutes) assessment
of planets
orbiting Students will then begin watching this YouTube clip,
around a students will listen and simultaneously write down new
star (the notes. Students will make connections and build on their
Sun) previous knowledge. (5-10 minutes)
(VCSSU078) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDYP9AW3v
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Lesson 3 Earth is part Students will begin class with a true/false quiz True/False - Formative
(Explore) of a system activity. Assessment
of planets
True/False, orbiting Students individually brainstorm some possible true
Distances around a or false questions that they think their classmates
from sun star (the may have trouble with (minimum 5)
Sun)
(VCSSU078) Students will then pair up and ask their partner their
questions. Students will be learning off each other.
Lesson 5 Earth is part Students are given another design brief with multiple Observations - Formative
(Explain) of a system options to create.
of planets Students can work in individually or in pairs.
orbiting
around a The overall aim of the design brief is to create either a
star (the brochure, news report, speech, advertisement, etc. about
Sun) how they have travelled to another planet.
(VCSSU078) Students will have to give reason as to why they could get
to the planet, how they got there, the distance, what the
planet is like, etc.
Lesson 6 Earth is part Students start creating their designs with scaffolding Summative - Brochure/ Tv
(Evaluate) of a system from teachers. Students can work individually or in AD/Newspaper article
of planets pairs.
orbiting
around a
Students will be given appropriate materials and
star (the
scaffolding from teachers.
Sun)
(VCSSU078)
Commencement of the lesson will be a class show
and tell setting where students will demonstrate
their learning.