Mars has been in the news recently as NASA's rover touched down on the planet. Read through the information about Mars, watch the videos or research your own online, and then draw and describe an alien who would be able to survive on Mars. Try to also show off your Literacy skills when explaining your alien!
Find out about the phases of the moon from the websites and videos below. Once you know how and why the moon changes over the month, make your own phases of the moon chart. If you want to, you can draw or colour this. Or, if you want to be more adventurous, you could try to find a food source at home you could shape like the moon in its different phases (eg take different sized bites out of Digestive biscuits - you might need your who
This is the week to finish your model alien. Once completed, photograph it and upload it to the website. We're looking forward to seeing them all!
On 20 July 1969, the first man stepped onto the moon. Find out about the story of the moon landing in the information below and by watching the videos then create a comic strip retelling those events of 51 years ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48789792 https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/moon-landing/ (Scroll dow
Hopefully, you've had a chance to think about and to design your alien. This week begin to create it - don't forget to take photos of its progress as you go. Have fun!!
The third planet from the sun is Earth! Read through the information and watch the this video clip from the BBC to find out about the Space Race before creating a timeline of events that took place.
BBC video clip: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/z8w7tfr
Design and make your own alien with a 3 week Topic based project!
Venus is commonly called Earth's evil twin. Read through the information about Venus, watch the video or research your own online, and then design a vehicle which will be able to keep you safe on Venus. Try to also show off your Literacy skills when annotating your design!
A superb link from Google with fantastic photos and information all about the historic moon landing, space exploration and humans in space. You can even explore inside the International Space Station.
Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Read through the information about Mercury, or research your own online, and then create your own information sheet about the planet. Try to also show off your Literacy skills in your information sheet!
