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Vanessa Reilly January 2007 to be plutoed KWL to devalue or demote someone or something Ask the children what they Know about the planets. Ask what the they Want to know. At the end of the project, ask what they have Learnt. Flashcards Name the different planets. Swat the word Play the fly swat game with two children at the board. Say one of the planets. The first child to ‘swat’ the planet stays at the board to play the next round. Another volunteer comes out to the board to replace the child who was last to swat the word. Or Flashlight Flashcards You need: two torches and two different colours of Cellophane paper. The children do the same as ‘Swat the word’ but instead of swatting the word, they need to be the first to shine their flashlight on the word. Make a Planet Bookmark Solar System Wordsearch Superlatives and comparatives This subject is very useful to practice or recycle the superlative and the comparatives. Important adjectives are: large (big), small, hot, cold. Sun Mercury 1,390,000 km 4,878km Venus 12,100 km Earth 12,756 km Mars 6,794 km Jupiter 142,984 km Saturn 120,536 km Vanessa Reilly January 2007 Ordinal numbers From first to eighth Uranus 51,118 km Neptune 49,528 km Vanessa Reilly January 2007 Make a balloon Solar System and getting into order You will need: 3 large balloons (punch balls) – the Sun, Jupiter and Saturn, 4 normal size – Venus, Earth, Uranus, Neptune and 2 small ones (water bomb size) Mercury and Mars. You could write the names of the planets on the different balloons in a permanent marker. Look at the information about the sizes of the planets. Talk about which is bigger, smaller, which is the biggest/smaller, closest/furthest from the sun. Look at the relative sizes table. Talk about their order from the sun – which is the first, second, third, etc. Now give out the balloons to different children telling them which planet they are. They need to work cooperatively, blowing up their balloons and comparing them to each others. Once they have finished, they could stand in order and then orbit the sun. Reading The children read the information cards in pairs. First look at the superlatives and comparatives and the ordinal numbers, to help the children understand the information. Then make the activity more visual and kinesthetic by asking the children to try to get in the order of the planets. Information on the cards The Sun is 1,390,000 km in diameter. It is bigger than all the planets and their moons put together! Mercury is the first planet from the sun. It is 4,878km in diameter. That makes Mercury the smallest planet in the Solar System. It is so hot on Mercury that metal could melt there but at night it is colder than a freezer. Venus is the second planet from the sun. It is 12,100km in diameter. That makes Venus is the sixth-largest planet in the Solar System. It is also the hottest planet. It is called the Evening Star. This is because it looks so bright from Earth. Earth is the third planet from the sun. It is 12,756 km in diameter. That makes Earth is the fifth-largest planet in the Solar System (after Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. The other 30% is covered by mountains, volcanoes, deserts, plains, and valleys. Vanessa Reilly January 2007 Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. It is 6,794 km in diameter. That makes Mars the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. Some of the meteorites found on Earth are actually pieces of Mars. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. It is 142,984 km in diameter. That makes Jupiter the largest planet in the Solar System. It is so large that all of the other planets in the solar system could fit inside it! Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. It is 120,536 km in diameter. That makes Saturn the second-largest planet in the Solar System. Saturn has got a very low density. This means it could float in water. Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. It is 51,118 km in diameter. That makes Uranus the third-largest planet in the Solar System. It is a huge, icy planet and covered with clouds. Neptune in the eighth and last planet from the sun. It is 49,528 km in diameter. That makes Neptune the fourth-largest planet in the Solar System. It is so cold on Neptune that you would need skin thicker than a polar bear's to stay warm. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/planets.html Meaningful copying activity Write the planets in order of size. The Sun 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Write the planets in their order from the sun. The Sun 1st 2nd 3rd Vanessa Reilly January 2007 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/play-educationalsong.php?song=The%20Planets – a rap with the planets Objectives: Make a Solar System Mobile Solar System Colouring Book or the Solar System Book – Enchantedlearing Planet Noughts and Crosses 1. Identify the planets and their relationship to the Sun. 2. Comprehend and follow verbal directions 3. Reinforce correct usage of the comparative and superlative cases Procedure: This activity is designed for use after students have become familiar with the names and characteristics of the eight planets in our solar system. 1 2 3 4 ? 5 6 7 8 Game 1 Vanessa Reilly January 2007 1. In two groups – Noughts and Crosses. 2. The groups take it in turns to choose a number and say the planet in relation to the Sun depending on the number they choose, i.e. 1 = Mercury. If the group answers correctly they can write their symbol (Nought or a cross) in the square. 3. The ? is a question you ask the group that chooses that square. Prepare a number of questions beforehand. 4. The winners are the first group to get three in a row, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Game 2 In a different class you could play the same game as above but the numbers relate to the size of the planet not the order from the Sun. Game 3 As above but the numbers relate to questions. 1. This planet is the largest of all. (Jupiter) 2. This planet has got many rings. (Saturn) 3. What letter do the two smallest planets start with? (M – Mercury and Mars) 4. This planet is very, very cold. (Neptune) 5. This is the hottest planet in our solar system. (Venus) 6. Most of this planet is covered by water. (Earth) 7. These planets are Earth’s neighbours. (Venus and Mars) 8. This is the smallest planet. (Mercury) ? This is the hottest planet. (Venus) Extra questions Only Jupiter is larger than this planet. (Saturn) This planet is the best place for humans to live. (Earth) Do a Planet Project Using the information they have learnt, the children work in groups to produce posters. See the Planet writing paper. Vanessa Reilly January 2007 http://members.enchantedlearning.com/report/planet/ - lesson plan for writing a report on a planet. Alternatively they write Planet postcards as if they were holidaying on the planet they choose. They would tell their family and friends about what it looks like, the weather, etc. On the other side of the postcard they draw a picture of the planet. They work on the skills of letter writing and addressing letters in English. Vanessa Reilly January 2007 Make a Solar System bracelet to remember the order and size of the planets You will need: a piece of cord to go round each child’s wrist. Then find beads in the ‘Euro shop’ in different colours and sizes: Mercury – a tiny orange one Venus – a bigger brown one Earth – a blue bead about the same size or a little smaller than ‘Venus’. Mars – a small red one about the size or a little larger than ‘Mercury’. Jupiter – a large brown or stripped bead – much bigger than the others but smaller than the ‘Sun’. Saturn – a beige bead slightly smaller than ‘Jupiter’ Uranus – a light blue bead Neptune – a dark blue bead