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  • Solar System with Cartoon Planets. Universe for Kids, Sun, Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto Stock Illustration - Illustration of earth, crater: 183145692

    Kia ora ākonga, 

    Plan for the week is as follows: 

    Tuesday: Understanding how day and night works /Online scavenger hunt 

    Wednesday: Finishing off scavenger hunt, science book check-in by Ms K. 

    Thursday: Solar System diorama class art project 

    Give me space! ☄️Explore the Solar System in 5th Grade - Fresh Ideas for Teaching


    Success Criteria for Week 1- Week 5  

    •   Order of planets from the sun

    •   Inner & Outer Planets

    • What the planets look like, relative size of planets, distance from sun

    • Phases of the Moon

    •  Identify the different types of stars, different

      temperatures, colors, and sizes

    •  Describe the  Lifecycle of a star

    •  Explain how Day & Night occurs 

    •  Understand how Seasons work 


    Activities:

    1. Online scavenger hunt 
    2. Solar system project