Year 2

What is Space?

Today, we are going to be starting a new unit all about space. In this lesson, we will learn about what can be found in space. We will also learn how scientists gather information about space.

Year 2

What is Space?

Today, we are going to be starting a new unit all about space. In this lesson, we will learn about what can be found in space. We will also learn how scientists gather information about space.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Defining space
  2. How we learn about space
  3. Things found in space: planets, sun, moon, stars

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4 Questions

Q1.
What is space?
Correct answer: Space is everything in the universe beyond the top of the Earth's atmosphere.
Space is everything inside the Earth's atmosphere.
Q2.
Outer space begins about ____km above the Earth.
10
Correct answer: 100
1000
Q3.
There is air in space. True or false?
Correct answer: False.
True.
Q4.
We know that aliens exist in space. True or false?
Correct answer: False.
True.