Years Three and Four Space Planning

Week 6th – 10th July 2020

Monday 6th July

Year Three

Lesson 1:

Focus: Comprehension

Watch this video from BBC Bitesize

What is the Solar System?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/ztsqj6f -

Now answer these questions. Remember to answer in full sentences.

1. How many planets are there?

2. What is the name of the planet we live on?

3. Which planet is known as the dwarf planet?

4. What is the sun?

5. What is Jupiter made of?

6. What do all the planets do?

Lesson 2:

Listen to the Music on the You Tube clip. It is Mars from Gustav Holst Planets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijw8SaQu_4c

Now answer the questions below:

What instruments can you hear?

How does it 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=Isic2Z2e2xs 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 could record your answers on a video. If you have brothers and sisters, you could ask each

other the questions.

Year Four

Lesson 1:

Focus: Comprehension

Watch this video from BBC Bitesize

What is the Solar System?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/ztsqj6f -

Now answer these questions. Remember to answer in full sentences.

1. How do Scientists believe the solar system was formed?

2. How do they believe it is held together?

3. How many planets are there?

4. What is the name of the planet we live on?

5. Which planet is known as the dwarf planet?

6. What is the sun?

7. What is Jupiter made of?

8. What do all the planets do?

9. What does the word orbit mean?

10. Use the word orbit in your own sentence

Lesson 2:

Listen to the Music on the You Tube clip. It is Mars from Gustav Holst Planets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijw8SaQu_4c

Now answer the questions below:

What instruments can you hear?

How does it make you feel?

Does it remind you of anything?

What does it make your 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 the music feels.’ Now listen to Venus by Gustav Holst and follow the same process as above.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isic2Z2e2xs 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 could record your answers on a video. If you have brothers and sisters, you could ask each

other the questions.

Tuesday 7th July

Years 3 and 4

Lesson 1:

Focus: Comprehension

Watch the two videos below and answer the questions:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/ztsdj6f

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd2p/articles/zqrvbk7

1. Name the four rocky planets.

2. What is the central core made of?

3. Are the rocky planets smaller or larger than the gas planets?

4. Name the four gas planets.

5. Why are landings not possible on the gas planets?

Finally, try to think of a way to remember the order of the planets.

You could use a mnemonic.

A mnemonic is a tool that helps us remember certain facts or large amounts of information. They can come in the form of a song, rhyme, acronym, image,

phrase, or sentence.

For example:

My (Mercury)

Very (Venus)

Eager (Earth)

Mother (Mars)

Just (Jupiter)

Served (Saturn)

Us (Uranus)

Nine (Neptune)

Pizzas (Pluto – dwarf planet)

Can you think of your own?

Or you come write a song, rhyme or draw an image. If you would like to, you can use the PDF attached to help you.

Listen to this song to help you with some ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrlgH97v94

Lesson 2:

Now you have learnt the order of the planets, today 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 own 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. Or if you can, please drop it into school for our display board.

Wednesday 8th July

Years Three and Four

Lesson 1:

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 – Wednesday 8th July Years Three and Four - How Shadows Work.

You are going to investigate how shadows seem to ‘move’ on the ground during the day. However it is the sun that is really moving!

For this experiment you will need:

a toy or model which can stay outside, or in a windowsill, in the same spot all day

a piece of paper and some coloured pens to draw around the shadow formed by the toy

write your prediction about what you think will happen (section A on the PDF provided – My Shadow Observations)

at 3 or 4 different times in the day return to the toy and draw the shadow

at the end of the day record your observations and complete the conclusion (section B on the PDF provided – My Shadow Observations)

Lesson 2:

Now you have learnt how shadows are made, you are going to have some fun using your hands to make puppets.

Your will need to make the room dark so close the curtains or pull the blinds. You will then need a light source, such 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsdMqNIcrls

Thursday 9th July

Years Three and Four

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 –

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/11/734031425/of-little-details-and-lunar-dust-preserving-neil-armstrongs-apollo-11-

spacesuit?t=1593181119684

And this one about Tim Peake’s space suit –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCYmHY7ctq4

And finally this last video about the latest SpaceX space suits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr0on1Ij7JU

Activity:

You are going to design a space suit for the future. You have seen the differences between the suits over the years, how do

you think it will look in the future?

On a fresh piece of paper design your space suit.

Look at this website. It gives you some ideas about materials used:

https://www.funkidslive.com/learn/deep-space-high/space-explanation/what-are-space-suits-made-of/

Draw your idea for a future space suit

Label the different materials that you would use and the properties of the materials

For example:

Plastic (strong and rigid)

What do the different parts of the suit provide? (hearing protection, a cooling element or electronics for communication?)

Underneath your space suit or on a new piece of paper (or this can be typed on a word document) write clear sentences explaining the purposes of

each part of the suit.

For example:

The helmet uses a polycarbonate plastic. This is strong and rigid so that it protects the head. It also contains two microphones so that the astronaut

can communicate with others. One is kept as a spare in case there is a problem with the first. The helmet is easily detachable from the suit and is

comfortable to wear.

Don’t forget to write in full sentences, use adjectives for description and try to explain the properties of the different materials.

Don’t forget to check your punctuation and spellings.

Please take great care with your presentation so that it can be used as part of a classroom display.

Please email your work to your teacher or drop it into the school office so we can print it out for our display.

Lesson 2:

Create a paper plate sundial

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 noon – 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!

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, see if you can tell time just by watching where the shadow of the straw falls on your clock.

Friday 10th July

Lesson 1:

Years Three and Four

Focus: Deepening knowledge and understanding

Look at the powerpoint – Friday 10th July Years Three and Four Tim Peake Work

After looking at the powerpoint can you think of a really good question which only an astronaut can answer? He has

recently brought out a book where he answers a lot of questions about his time on the ISS.

Tim Peake has answered a lot of questions from children

On BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zw44jxs/articles/z822hv4

And here he answers questions on Blue Peter

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/bp-ask-tim-peake-a-question

Think carefully about what you would want to know about being an astronaut and write down your questions.

Remember to think about what words questions start with and the punctuation needed at the end of your sentence.

Art

Learn how to draw an astronaut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF-g6bDF9aw

Once you have completed your astronaut drawing, write your questions neatly underneath.

We want these to be on display on a corridor board for your return to school so make your work neat, well presented and eye catching.

Please email your work to your class teacher or drop it into the school office.

Lesson 2:

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 practice 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ijw8SaQu_4c