Section outline

  • Learning Outcomes:  Discover what planets are made of to understand how and why things can/cannot live on them. 

    Success Criteria:

    1) Explain how the distance of the planets from the sun is linked to their temperature and make-up (eg. rocks, gas)

    2) Describe the steps involved in moving between states of matter (solids, liquids, gases)


    Activities:

    1) Role play model:  Map out in metres how far planets are from the sun 

    2) Class discussion: States of matter 

    3) Literacy activities: refer to Google Classroom for the "Why does Matter matter" reading and questions

    4) Interactive: There are videos in Google Classroom to visualise the changes between states





    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...how the solar system was formed by investigating the behaviour of the materials planets are made of
    • We are EXPLORING... rockets by observing and testing different rocket designs