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Shoeburyness High School Science Department
Year 8 Building Progress Record
Module 1 – The Universe
Name:
Grade
1-3
Our Solar System
4-6
6-7
7-9
1-4
Gravity
5-6
7-9
Stars & Galaxies
1-3
4-5
6-9
Date:
To achieve each grade, I need to be able to:
Know some theories for the structure of the solar system
Describe how our knowledge of the solar system has
changed
Describe the apparent motion of bodies in the solar
system
Describe the difference between objects in the solar
system
Explain how the real motion of the Sun, the Moon and
planets relate to observations
Use models to explain the structure of solar system
Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of space exploration
Know that gravity controls the motion of all objects in
space
Know that gravity is not restricted to Earth
Explain the motion of satellites, planets and moons
Use the fact that gravity decreases with distance to
explain the orbit times of planets
Be able to calculate the weight of objects on different
planets
Know that the Sun is a star
Know that there are billions of stars in our galaxy, and
billions of galaxies in the Universe
Describe our place in the galaxy
Explain how we know about other stars and galaxies
Explain how stars change dramatically as they get older
Evaluate the evidence for the ideas about the Universe
B
A
My Science target grade is
My current Science grade is
The Universe Diagnostic Test
PAST – from Key Stage 2 you should be able to:
LIST key facts about the structure of the Solar System.
PRESENT – at the end of this topic, you should be able to:
EXPLAIN scientific evidence that the Sun is at the centre
of the Solar System
Revision Map
Lesson 1 – Space
Race
Lesson 2 – The
Planets
Lesson 3 – The Big
Questions
Lesson 4 – Looking for
patterns
Lesson 5 – The Moon
Lesson 6 – Days &
Seasons
Lesson 7 – Gravity
Lesson 8 – Stars &
Galaxies
Lesson 9 – Our
Universe
EXPLAIN how moons and planets stay in orbit
FUTURE – at GCSE level, you will:
Learn about stars and the structure of the Universe