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GAYNES SCHOOL SCHEME OF WORK – SCIENCE
Year Group
7
Unit code, title and length
P1 4 Space
Health and Safety
See individual lessons in Scheme of Work
Assessments
Progress task
Checkpoint test
Checkpoint assessment
Followed by End of Unit test (after completing all
Chemistry topics)
Resources
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Homework
Please refer to faculty homework schedules (Sam
learning)
Common misconceptions
The Earth is the centre of the universe
You can hear sound in space
The sun is a ball of fire
BLP Working together
Social – Areas of Focus
Spiritual Is there life on other planets?
Moral – Key Questions
Should we spend billions on the space race when
there is poverty in the world?
Cultural Should people go into space?
Cross-Curricular
Use ICT
IT Possibilities
Research planets
Key Learning Outcomes – Per lesson
Lesson
Number
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Learning outcome
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describe the objects that you can see in the night sky
describe the structure of the Universe
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name the objects in the Solar System
describe some similarities and differences between the planets of the Solar System
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explain the motion of the Sun, stars, and Moon across the sky
describe why seasonal changes happen
to apply knowledge of the seasons in answering an extended exam question
Describe differences between seasons.
Explain why seasonal changes happen.
Predict how the seasons would be different if the Earth’s axis was not tilted.
describe the phases of the Moon
explain why you see phases of the Moon
explain why eclipses happen
4
5
Differentiation Up/Down
Lesson
Up
1
2
Explain how the universe began
Support/Access Sheet
Outline why Pluto is no longer a
Support/Access Sheet
planet
Explain why seasons occur
Support/Access Sheet
GCSE Style Extended Writing Question
3
4
Down
5
Outline lunar and solar eclipse
Support/Access Sheet
Key Questions
Lesson
1
Big Question
Starter
Plenary
What are stars?
2
Are all the planets the
same?
Why do we have seasons?
What is in the sky tonight? Show
picture on tonight's night sky
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What do you know? Sketch the solar
system
Is earth special? Day and night
Put these objects in order or
size: planet, moon, star,
asteroid
Name the planets in order
from the sun
Why is it currently summer in
the UK? What season is it in
Australia?
What are the keywords?
3
4
5
Explain in detail what you
would experience
throughout the year if the
axis of the Earth was not
tilted
Why does the moon look
different?
BUG the question
How does the moon change?
Why can we see the whole
moon or no one of the moon
at times?