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)

Science

The shape of Earth

The shape of objects in space

Observing the Moon

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

Why we have day and night

Why the Sun appears to move across the sky

The planets in our solar system (non-statutory)

The movement of the planets around the Sun

Scientific theories from the past (non-statutory)

How we see the Moon from Earth

The movement of the Moon

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

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

What is at the centre of our solar system?

What is the primary source of heat and light on Earth?

Match the place to the correct temperature

using specially designed safety telescopes to make observations

Which of these is **not** a good way of finding out more about the Sun?

What is the name of this object in space?

Which of these objects in space is the largest?

The 3D shape of the Sun is called a __________.

What units of measure do we use for temperature?

Match the material to the correct state of matter.

More about the Sun (non-statutory)

Lesson outcome

Content guidance