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Maths

Students will collect data of the distance between each planet. From this data, a ratio will
be determined to convert the measurements into metres to use on the school oval.
Students will then select a sports ball to represent the planet and use a 100m tape
English measure to space the planets apart (ACELY1700).

Create a multimodal text on the Students will investigate the orbits of each planet. Planets further away have larger orbits
challenges faced by scientists when compared to those closer to the sun. Students will then determine which planets have the
sending astronauts to Mars. longest days, shortest days and calculate what age they would be on different planets
(ACELY1700). (ACMNA098) (ACMMG110).

Create a budget for the item’s students would take if they went on a mission to Mars.
Students will create an iBook on the 3 How will they budget for these items? (ACMNA106)
main roles of the sun. This book will be
multimodal with students exploring the Extension Activity: Using the exact decimal values of the distance the planets, moons
animation, video and audio features of and stars are away from the sun. Order them from closest to furthest away.
the iBook software (ACELY 1796).

Concept: Earth’s Place in Space Term: 4


The teacher will read and show a
persuasive text on “Why we need to
Weeks: 1-5
©The University of Notre Dame 2010 developed by C McGunnigle
explore space further in the next 50
years.” In pairs, students will then have
to dissect and label the key structural The Arts
features that make this text a persuasive
text (ACELY1701). Drama: Students in groups of four will create a role-play on how the planets orbit around
the sun in our solar system (ACADRM037).
‘There’s No Place Like Space” by Dr Dance: Students will participate in a warmup activity that consists of them moving around
Suess will be read to students. Students the classroom. The teacher will instruct them to move around the classroom in the
will then create their own ending to the following ways. As if they are on the moon, floating in space, gravity has been doubled, if
story by exploring a planet that they you are an alien (ACADAM010).
have created themselves (ACELT1612).
Music: Explore with pitch, rhythm and texture to create a simple composition of the
surface of each planet. For example, a fast and aggressive composition for mars
compared to a gentle, light sounding composition for Neptune (ACAMUM089).

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