This half term, we will be looking at Earth and Space. The topics we will cover include:
- describe the Earth, Sun and Moon as spherical bodies.
- explain how we know the Earth, Sun and Moon are spherical with reference to developments and changes over time.
- Name and describe the planets in our solar system.
- Order the planets in our solar system.
- Explain how planets move in our solar system.
- Examine the geocentric and heliocentric system, explaining why people believed in them and how and why those beliefs changed over time.
- Use the Earth's rotation to explain night and day and explain the apparent movement of the Sun across the sky.
- Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth by explaining how the moon orbits the Earth.