Earth, Sun and Moon
Why this, why now
This unit covers the movement of the Earth, moon, and planets, describing them as spherical bodies. It explains Earth's rotation, causing day and night, and the sun's apparent movement. Emphasis is on recording complex data, presenting findings, and evaluating scientific evidence.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 3 / 6
Earth, Sun and Moon
This unit covers the movement of the Earth, moon, and planets, describing them as spherical bodies. It explains Earth's rotation, causing day and night, and the sun's apparent movement. Emphasis is on recording complex data, presenting findings, and evaluating scientific evidence.
12 lessons- More about the Sun (non-statutory)
- The relative sizes of the Earth, Sun and Moon (non-statutory)
- Why the Sun appears to move across the sky
- The shape of Earth
- Observing the Moon
- Scientific theories from the past (non-statutory)
- Why we have day and night
- The movement of the Moon
- The movement of the planets around the Sun
- The shape of objects in space
- The planets in our solar system (non-statutory)
- How we see the Moon from Earth