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Primary Science
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| Strand 5: Earth and Beyond
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Substrand: "4.7 The stars, the earth and the cycle of time"
(20 periods)
The earth, moon and sun exist in space. The Universe is everything that exists in Space. There are billions of stars in the Universe. There are collections of stars called galaxies. The stars are so far away that they appear to be at the same distance from us. They seem to be on the inside of a huge bowl. The earth makes a complete anti-clock wise rotation on its axis once in 24 hours. The axis is an imaginary line through the centre of the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. The passage of time in a day is related to the spin of the earth on its axis.
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| General Learning Outcomes | Specific Learning Outcomes | Suggested Assessment Events |
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4.7.1 know that the earth is a sphere (k)
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4.7.1.1 model the earth to illustrate its spherical shape
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4.7.2 understand that the stars are in Space, at huge distances from Earth (u)
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4.7.2.1 identify some patterns that stars make in the night sky
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4.7.3 know that groups of stars appear to make patterns in the night sky because they are so far away; they are at different distances from Earth (k)
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4.7.3.1 record patterns of stars that they observe in the night sky on a model
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4.7.4 identify the North and South Poles using a globe and the axis of the earth (k)
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4.7.4.1 identify a few of the common groups of stars in the Southern night sky
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4.7.5 understand that the rotation of the earth in relation to the sun causes day and night (u)
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4.7.5.1 use a globe to identify North Pole, South Pole and the axis of the earth
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4.7.6 know that the earth takes 24 hours to make one complete rotation (k)
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4.7.6.1 illustrate day and night by using a simple model, like a ball and a torch to explain the rotation of the earth
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4.7.7 appreciate that part of the earth to the East start the day before those in the West, because of the Earth’s spin on its axis (v)
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4.7.7.1 describe the rotation of the earth in relation to the length of an earth day – 24 hours
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4.7.8 appreciate that Earth is one object in the Universe (v)
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4.7.8.1 list some important components of the solar system/or the universe
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