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Natural and Social Science 2 UNIT 7 Dear Parent / Carer, Your child is about to start unit 7 of Natural and Social Science 2. The topic of this unit is The Sun. In this unit, your child will learn to recognise the Sun as a star and the Earth as a planet that orbits the Sun understand some of the moon’s characteristics understand how the positions of the Earth, Sun, and moon create the moon’s changing phases consolidate reasons for day and night by establishing the concept of the Earth spinning on its axis determine that the Earth takes 24 hours to turn around once understand that the Sun appears to move across the sky in a regular way demonstrate that seasons exist because of the tilt of the Earth identify the four seasons of the year and their main characteristics Additionally in this unit, your child will investigate the changing phases of the moon and consolidate reasons for day and night. They will say the Sun chant. This chant allows your child to review the key vocabulary of the unit in context. Encourage your child to listen to the chant while looking at page 132 of the Picture dictionary. The Sun chant (CD track 20) The Sun is a star… The Sun gives us heat and light… We live on the Earth… The Earth is a planet… Planets go around the Sun… They will also sing the song The Earth goes around the Sun, say the Sunrise rap and say The Months chant. The Earth goes around the Sun (CD track 21) The Earth goes around the Sun The Earth goes around the Sun Around and around and around the Sun The Earth goes around the Sun The moon goes around the Earth The moon goes around the Earth Around and around and around the Earth The moon goes around the Earth The planets go around the Sun The planets go around the Sun Around and around and around the Sun The planets go around the Sun Sunrise rap (CD track 22) The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west Sunrise, midday, sunset! The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west Sunrise, midday, sunset! The Months chant (CD track 23) There are thirty days in September April, June and November All the rest have thirty-one except for February alone and that has twenty-eight days clear and twenty-nine in each leap year The Earth goes around the Sun The moon goes around the Earth The Earth and the moon and the planets go around Around and around the Sun ... The homework for this unit is to encourage your child to observe the moon for a month. Working together to observe the moon daily will help your child to understand that the moon appears to change shape. Thank you again for making your child’s contact with Science as enjoyable and successful as possible. I hope that you and your child enjoy this unit and the whole course. With best wishes, Class Science teacher