Evidence is information which helps us to prove that something is true or not true

A shape that is spherical is round like a ball

A globe is a spherical model of the Earth

The horizon is the line in the far distance where the sky appears to meet the land or the sea.

The shape of Earth

Science

In the Earth, Sun and Moon unit, pupils learnt about the cause of day and night. In the Solar system and beyond unit they will build on this knowledge to learn about the motions that cause days and seasons on the Earth.

In the Seasonal changes units, pupils learn that day length varies throughout the year. In this Earth, Sun and Moon unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to use the idea of the Earth's rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky

This unit covers the movement of the Earth, moon, and planets, describing them as spherical bodies. It explains Earth's rotation, causing day and night, and the sun's apparent movement. Emphasis is on recording complex data, presenting findings, and evaluating scientific evidence.

Earth, Sun and Moon

The Sun is a star and the centre of our solar system

Our Moon is an object that travels around planet Earth

A shape that is spherical is perfectly round like a ball

The shape of objects in space

Our Moon is an object that travels around planet Earth.

A crater is a circular-shaped hole caused by impact in space.

A telescope helps us to see much further into space.

An astronomer is a scientist who observes objects in space.

To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.

Observing the Moon

The Sun is a star and is at the centre of our solar system.

We can compare the relative size of objects to help us understand how big they are.

We can use scale to help us understand the size of very big or very small things.

The relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon (non-statutory)

The Sun is a star and the centre of our solar system.

The solar system is the name for our Sun and the planets which orbit around it.

To research something is to find out about it or investigate it carefully.

Secondary sources are texts, images or objects created using information gathered by others.

More about the Sun (non-statutory)

The Earth’s axis is the imaginary line through its centre, from North pole to South pole

A model is used to describe something that can’t be experienced directly

Why we have day and night

Earth is always rotating, this means it is spinning on its axis.

A shadow is formed when an opaque object blocks the light.

When we observe, we look closely and can use other senses too.

Why the Sun appears to move across the sky

The solar system is the name for our Sun and the planets that orbit it.

The Sun is a star and at the centre of our solar system.

Planets are large objects made of rock or gas that orbit a star.

The planets in our solar system (non-statutory)

Orbit is when something travels around a star, planet or moon.

The movement of the planets around the Sun

Evidence is information that helps us to prove that something is true or not true.

A theory is a carefully thought-out explanation for something about our world that is based on learning from scientific enquiry.

The geocentric model of the solar system has the Earth at the centre and the Sun and planets orbiting it.

The heliocentric model of the solar system has the Sun at the centre and the planets orbiting it.

Scientific theories from the past (non-statutory)

Something that is a light source produces its own light

To reflect light is when light hits a surface and bounces off in another direction

How we see the Moon from Earth

To reflect light is when light hits a surface and bounces off in another direction.

The Moon is a satellite because it moves around the Earth.

When we make observations we look closely at something and use other senses too.

Earth, Sun and Moon

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.