YOU ARE NOT THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE!

 

  THE SOLAR SYSTEM

A CLIL DIDACTIC UNIT FOR 4TH YEAR OF PRIMARY EDUCATION. 
SCIENCE AREA

    This unit develops the natural curiosity of students regarding to the life on Earth an its implications beyond the natural phenomena. Our starting point is related to the knowledge around the known celestial bodies, the Earth and its movements, the Moon, and the planets that made up the Solar System and their characteristics; to move towards more creative and speculative issues such as 'The other posible inhabitants of the universe'...

    The objectives of the unit are the following:

           1. To understand and distinguish the main celestial bodies and their characteristics.

           2. To compare the characteristics of different planets of the Milky Way.

           3. To comprehend the movements of rotation and spinning of the Earth.

           4. To analyse the phases of the Moon and its influence on the Earth.

           5. Imagine and create an alien according to the characteristics of the planet it inhabits. 

           6. Summarise the main learning in a Lapbook to explain some points of the topic to their     classmates.

     The unit will follow an organised sequence of didactic tasks which will lead us to create a final product: the lapbook which summarise the process of learning and serves as a visual aid for the oral exposition.

 Timing:

 The unit will be develop in 8 sessions and we will carry out the following activities:

1. Communicative game to order the planets with no name.

2. Listen and fill the gaps of the Planets song to check the correct order.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2twHNy9L8

3. Order the main characteristics of planets using scrambled sentences.

4. Represent the planets using bids (ex: writsband)

5. Use the Aspire website to learn about the phases of the moon http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/Labs/LunarPhases/lunar_phases_main.html

6. Order a round jigsaw and explain the phases of the Moon and paste it into the Lapbook.

7. Watch a video about the movements of Earth, and represent it in a graphic organiser to add it to the lapbook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VwLOR0m6mQ

8. Create your own alien and say if it would survive application:

aliencreator

9. Draw your alien, describe it and add ot to the lapbook.

10. Choose the best part of your final lapbook and present it to your classmates. It will be recorder and shared using Voicethread. 

 SESSIONS:

Session 1:

    1. Communicative game to order the planets with no name.

    2. Listen and fill the gaps of the Planets song to check the correct order.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2twHNy9L8
Session 2:

    3. Order the main characteristics of planets using scrambled sentences.

    4. Represent the planets using bids (ex: writsband)

 Session 3: 

    5. Use the Aspire website to learn about the phases of the moon http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/Labs/LunarPhases/lunar_phases_main.html

    6. Order a round jigsaw and explain the phases of the Moon and paste it into the Lapbook.

Session 4:

    7. Watch a video about the movements of Earth, and represent it in a graphic organiser to add it to the lapbook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VwLOR0m6mQ

 Session 5:

    8. Create your own alien and say if it would survive application:

aliencreator

    9. Draw your alien, describe it and add ot to the lapbook.

  Session 6:
     Add all the information to the Lapbook and produce a final design.
Session 7:
    Write a script to be use in the oral presentation and essay it with a partner.
Session 8: 
     Oral expositions  to be recorded and assessment.

 Resources:

• Lapbook model: http://www.homeschoolshare.com/space_lapbook.php

• Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b2twHNy9L8

• Aspire website: http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/Labs/LunarPhases/lunar_phases_main.html

• Alien creator: aliencreator

• Voicethread: https://voicethread.com/#u2608716 

I hope you to enjoy the unit.
For further information please contact me.