By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- name the planets in our solar system in order, starting from the closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, …
- recognise their characteristics;
- explain the concepts of orbits and understand that planets revolve round the sun in elliptical paths;
- compare and contrast the planets based on their size, composition and the distance from the sun.
Curriculum Alignment: Year 5 Science: Earth and Space
- Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun.
- Describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies.
- Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun.