Solar System

Our solar system, as part of a complex universe, has scientific principles that impact earth.

- The principles of gravity, force and motion in space and on earth

- Historical and current scientific theories and laws

- The scientific process

Concepts- function, change, reflection

Attitudes- curiosity

Learner profiles- Inquirer, thinker, knowledgeable

DK find out-

http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/space/

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/earthandbeyond/

Earth's orbit-

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=science/earth_sun_moon

Eclipses-

http://www.publish.csiro.au/multimedia/projects/eclipses/index.html

NASA 50 year timeline-

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/50th/main.html

Planets profiles-

http://www.primaryscience.ie/activities_planet_profiles.php

International space station-

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/?utm_content=buffer973c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer