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Inhalt
1. Stundenthemen
2. Book of planets
3. Earth
4. Jupiter
5. Mars
6. Mercury
7. Neptune
8. Saturn
9. Uranus
10. Venus
11. Mnemonic Planets
12. The outer planets
13. Assessment
14. Year, month, day
15. Constellation viewer
16. Constellations definition
17. Constellations word cards
18. Signs of the Zodiac
19. The twelve Zodiac signs
20. Zodiac signs
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Stars and Planets
Quellen:
• abcteach.com
• OLOLZOG Verlag: Kreative Ideenbörse Englisch
• Peter Geisler: „Sonne, Mond und Sterne“ in: Primary
Englisch 6/05
(Fachbeilage GS-Magazin Englisch)
Musikalische Reise ins Weltall, Musik von Gustav Holst: Die
Planeten. Symphonisches Werk wird auch behandelt in Rodo 4
(Mildenberger)
• “Signs of the Zodiac” in: GS-Magazin Englisch 4/06
(auf CD Aussprache der Sternzeichen)
Date
4- 12-07
(2lessons)
Topic
Warming-up: Ready for take-off
Brainstorming
What I already know – what I
want to know
Material
Ideenbörse,
Primary English
6/05
→ poster for the classroom
6- 12-07
10-12-07
The eight planets in our solar
system
(2 lessons)
11-12-07
Activities: Solar system mobile
17-12-07
Book of planets
15-01-08
Topic dictionary
17-01-08
Activities
(5 lessons)
18-01-08
The Moon
(4 lessons) (Students)
abcteach
Ideenbörse
Take off
Ideenbörse
abcteach
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
22-01-08
(1 lesson)
Assessment:
Find the planet
Write a postcard from your
planet
Constellations
24-01-08
(2 lessons) The signs of the zodiac
29-01-08
(1 lesson)
Space quiz
Take off!
abcteach
Ideenbörse,
Take off!,
Internet: Der
Sternenhimmel
im Januar
(Bildersuche),
GS-Magazin
Englisch 4/06,
Kinderkalender
Ideenbörse
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Uranus is the ________________ planet from the sun.
It is _______ and __________.
It is made of _______ and _________. The ice is
____________ methane ________.
It looks _________, like ______________.
They are called “_________ _______________.”
Uranus has thin ___________. They are not
_______________.
It has 27 ___________.
One ________ is 17 hours.
One year on Uranus is ______ “Earth years.”
Neptune is the __________ planet from the sun.
It is as big as _____________.
It has 13 __________.
The atmosphere is made of methane _______.
It looks _________, like Uranus.
They are called “_______ ________________.”
There are white ___________ in the sky, they look like
stripes.
It is ___________ on Neptune.
On year on Neptune is ________ “Earth years”.
One day is _____ hours.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Saturn is the ________ planet from the sun.
It is made of _________.
It is the __________ ___________ planet.
It has __________. They are made of _________ and
_______. They have beautiful rainbow _______________.
It has more than 56 ___________.
One year on Saturn is 29 and one-half “_________
_________.”
Jupiter is the fifth ____________ from the sun.
It is the ____________ planet.
It is very __________.
Jupiter has a red spot. It is called the “_________
_______ _________”.
The spot is a storm, a giant _____________.
Jupiter has 63 _____________.
One __________ on Jupiter is _______ “Earth years”.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Mars is the fourth planet from the _________.
It is called the “______ __________” and it has a pink
_______.
It is made of ________ and ________.
It is ________.
The north and the south pole are covered with _______
(“ice caps”).
It has 2 __________.
On Mars there is the biggest ____________.
A year on Mars is 687 __________ long.
Earth is the third planet from the ________.
It ___ _________ the “blue planet”.
It has _________, ________, ________.
It has one moon.
A _________ is 365 _______ long.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
A day is 24 _________.
Venus is the second planet ______ ______ sun.
It is about ______ _________ size as Earth.
It is the ____________ planet.
It is ____________ with clouds.
It has ______ moon.
We can ______Venus from Earth.
It is very __________.
It is called the ____________ and the ____________
______.
A year on Venus is 225 __________ long.
Mercury is the ___________ planet in our solar system.
It ______ __________ of rock and it has lots of
______________.
The days are very ________ (400 °C),
the ___________ are very cold (_________ ).
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
There are no __________ and there is no ___________.
Mercury has ______ moon.
A year is ________ days long.
Stars and planets
- Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg - Grade 4
Earth
- third planet from the Sun
- is called the „blue planet“
- has water, land, air
- has one moon
- a year is 365 days
- a day is 24 hours
Earth is the third planet from the sun.
It is called the “blue planet”.
It has water, land, air.
It has one moon.
A year is 365 days.
A day is 24 hours.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Jupiter
-one year is 12 “Earth years“
- has 63 moons
- Great Red Spot = a storm, a giant hurricane
- very cold
- biggest planet
- fifth planet from the sun
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun.
It is the biggest planet.
It is very cold.
Jupiter has a red spot. It is called the “Great Red Spot”.
The spot is a big storm, a giant hurricane.
Jupiter has 63 moons.
One year on Jupiter is twelve “Earth years”.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Mars
- a year is 687 days long
- has the biggest volcano
- has two moons
- has a pink sky
- is called the ”red planet“
- is made of sand and rock
- cold
- fourth planet from the sun
- north / south pole covered with ice
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
It is called the “red planet” and it has a pink sky.
It is made of sand and rock.
It is cold.
The north and the south pole are covered with ice.
(“ice caps”)
It has two moons.
On Mars there is the biggest volcano.
A year is 687 days long.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Mercury
- smallest planet
- is made of rock
- has lots of craters
- a year is 88 days long
- is closest to the sun
- days are very hot (400°C), nights are very cold (-180°C)
- has no plants, no water
- has no moon
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
It is made of rock and it has lots of craters.
The days are very hot (400 °C),
the nights are very cold (-180 °C).
There are no plants and there is no water.
Mercury has no moon.
A year is 88 days long.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Neptune
- has 13 moons
-looks blue like Uranus
“twin planets“
- atmosphere is made of methane gas
- white clouds in the sky,
look like stripes
- stormy
- one year is 165 “Earth days”
- one day is 19 hours
- as big as Earth
- eighth planet from the sun
Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.
It is as big as Earth.
It has thirteen moons.
The atmosphere is made of methane gas.
It looks blue, like Uranus. They are called “twin planets”.
There are white clouds in the sky, they look like stripes.
It is stormy on Neptune.
One year on Neptune is 165 “Earth days”.
One day is nineteen hours.
Stars and planets - Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Saturn
-one year is 29 and one-half “Earth years“
- more than 56 moons
- pretty rainbow colours
- has rings made of rock and ice
- is made of gas
- second biggest planet
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.
It is made of gas.
It is the second biggest planet.
It has rings. They are made of rock and ice.
They have beautiful rainbow colours.
It has more than 56 moons.
A year on Saturn is 29 and one-half “Earth years”.
Stars and Planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Uranus
- seventh planet from the sun
- one year is 84 “Earth years“
- is made of gas and ice
ice = frozen methane gas
- one day is 17 hours long
- has thin rings, not colourful
- looks blue, like Neptune
“twin planets”
- has 27 moons
- is cold and dark
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.
It is cold and dark.
It is made of gas and ice. The ice is frozen methane gas.
It looks blue, like Neptune. They are called “twin planets”.
Uranus has thin rings. They are not colourful.
It has 27 moons.
One day is 17 hours.
One year on Uranus is 84 “Earth years”.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Venus
- we can see it from Earth
- is called the Morning and the Evening Star
- is very bright
- is covered with clouds
- is the hottest planet
- a year is 225 days long
- has no moon
- is the second planet from the sun
- is about the same size as Earth
Venus is the second planet from the sun.
It is about the same size as Earth.
It is the hottest planet.
It is covered with clouds.
It has no moon.
We can see Venus from the Earth.
It is very bright.
It is called the Morning and the Evening Star.
A year on Venus is 225 days long.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
JUPITER
SATURN
URANUS
NEPTUNE
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
My very English
Mama just sat upon
Nessie
Stars and planets- Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
The Outer Planets
The four outer planets are the farthest from the sun.
They are all very big and are made of gas.
They are called “gas giants”.
They all have rings.
Saturn’s rings are the most colourful.
Between Mars and Jupiter there is
an “asteroid belt”.
It consists of asteroids, comets and meteoroids.
Stars and Planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Assessment: Stars and planets
Name: ______________________
Postcard
1. …All … Most of …Only some of the sentences make sense
/2p
2. Content
o where your planet is in the solar system
/1p
o how your planet looks like
/2p
o how many moons it has
/1p
o how long a year is
/1p
o two more facts about your planet
/2p
3. The handwriting is neat and can be read
/2p
4. Picture and stamp
… accurate … neatly drawn … picture takes up most of
the white space
/3p
______
/14p
Find the planet
/ 9p
_______
/23p
23- 20 points → outstanding
19 - 17 points → well done
16 - 13 points → it’s o.k.
12 - 9 points → you can do better
8 - 6 points → it needs improvement
“Find the planet” taken from: Take off! 3/07
Stars and Planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
™ Write a postcard from your planet
Schreibe eine Postkarte von deinem Planeten
¾ Write the postcard to your mum and/or dad on
Earth.
Schreibe die Postkarte an deine Mutter und/oder deinen
Vater auf der Erde.
¾ Draw a picture of your planet for the front of the
postcard.
Zeichne ein Bild deines Planeten als Vorderseite der
Postkarte.
¾ Create a stamp and draw it in the right place.
Entwirf eine Briefmarke und zeichne sie an die richtige
Stelle.
™ Tell your mum or dad
Erzähle deiner Mutter oder deinem Vater
o where your planet is in the solar system. (1p)
wo sich dein Planet im Sonnensystem befindet.
o how your planet looks like. (2p)
wie dein Planet aussieht.
o how many moons it has. (1p)
wie viele Monde er hat.
o how long a year is. (1p)
wie lange ein Jahr dauert.
o two more facts about your planet. (2p)
zwei weitere Sachverhalte über deinen Planeten.
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
year - month - day
Earth orbits Sun → 1 year
Moon orbits Earth → 1 month
Earth spins around
→
1 day
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
constellations =
pictures made of
stars
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Crab
Hare
Swan
Twins
Whale
Dragon
Fish
1
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Lion
Bull
Cassiopeia
Orion
Big Dog
Little Dog
Big Bear
2
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Little Bear
Water
Snake
Sirius
3
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
Milky Way
zodiac
signs
night sky
4
Stars and planets – Gertrud Heine – BZ Bodnegg – Grade 4
daytime
sky
Seven
Sisters
Constellations: http://www.dibonsmith.com/constel.htm
5
_______________
_______________
---------------------____ __________ ____ __________
I can see the constellation
in the night sky from
_________________ on.
________________
________________
-----------------------____ ____________ ____ ____________
I can see the constellation
in the night sky from
_________________ on.
The twelve zodiac signs
Aquarius
Water carrier
Pisces
Fish
Aries
Ram
Wassermann
January 21 –
February 19
Fische
February 20 March 20
Widder
March 21 April 20
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Stier
April 21 –
May 20
Zwilling
May 21 June 21
Krebs
June 22 July 22
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Löwe
July 23 –
August 23
Jungfrau
August 24 September 23
Waage
September 24 October 23
Bull
Lion
Scorpio
Scorpion
Skorpion
October 24 –
November 22
Twins
Virgin
Sagittarius
Archer
Schütze
November 23 December 21
Crab
Scales
Capricorn
Goat-Fish
Steinbock
December 22 January 20