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Planet Earth
S1 Science
Topic 4
We live on a
planet called
Earth which
is at the
centre of the
Universe.
Where do we
live about?
Earth is in a
galaxy called
The Solar
System.
There are
lots of other
stars and
planets in
The Solar
System.
Space
S1 Science
Planet Earth topic
Learning outcomes
Success criteria
Know what planets make up the
solar system.
Name the eight planets in our solar
system.
Understand what relationship
these planets have to the sun and
to each other.
List the order of the planets from
the sun.
Explain why there are differences
in the time it takes each planet to
order the sun.
Planets in The Solar System
Draw a cob-web.
The number of “points” that it has should be the same as the number
of answers you make.
Which planets make up our solar system?
Learning outcomes
Success criteria
Know what planets make up the
solar system.
Name the eight planets in our solar
system.
Understand what relationship
these planets have to the sun and
to each other.
List the order of the planets from
the sun.
Explain why there are differences
in the time it takes each planet to
order the sun.
Learning outcomes
Understand the difference between
stars, planets and moons.
Success criteria
Define the term “star”.
Name the star that we orbit.
Name our next closest star.
Define the term “planet”.
Define the term “moon”.
Understand the difference between The
Solar System, a galaxy and The Universe.
Describe what makes up our solar system.
Describe the difference between a galaxy
and The Universe.
Name our galaxy.
Name our next closest galaxy.
Key Questions
• What is the difference between stars,
planets and moons?
• What is the difference between The
Solar System, a galaxy and The
Universe?
Stars
• A self-luminous celestial body consisting
of a mass of gas held together by its
own gravity in which energy is generated
by nuclear reactions.
Questions about our sun…
• How far away from the Earth is it?
• How big is it compared to Earth?
• How hot is it?
• Will it be there forever?
• …
Planet
• A sphere of rock and/or gas which
orbits a star.
Moon
• A sphere of rock and/or gas which
orbits a planet.
Questions about our moon…
• How big is it compared to Earth?
• How far away from Earth is it?
• In what year did man first land on it?
• What was the space shuttle called that landed on it?
• Who was the first man to step on it?
• …
Learning outcomes
Understand the difference between
stars, planets and moons.
Success criteria
Define the term “star”.
Name the star that we orbit.
Name our next closest star.
Define the term “planet”.
Define the term “moon”.
Understand the difference between The
Solar System, a galaxy and The Universe.
Describe what makes up our solar system.
Describe the difference between a galaxy
and The Universe.
Name our galaxy.
Name our next closest galaxy.