You might use a concept map for both formative and summative assessment purposes. At the start of the lessons on Earth and...

Classroom Activity 11-14

Here you construct a model of the solar system to show the relative size of the planets, the distance of each planet from the...

Classroom Activity 11-14

Here you construct a model of the solar system to show the relative size of the planets, the distance of each planet from the...

Classroom Activity 11-14

To give a visual tour of the solar system and to make the point that a lot of science can be done by making deductions from...

Classroom Activity 11-14

Experiencing different scales. To allow pupils the opportunity to visualise the really big and small. To see if pupils can...

Classroom Activity 11-14

We live on a planet called the Earth that orbits the Sun once every 365 days. The Earth is one of nine known planets, while...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Much of the information about the planets in the solar system has been determined by observation. The planets Venus, Mars...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Copernicus was born in 1473 and went to university at Cracow before becoming a canon in a cathedral in Germany. One of his...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Comets appear to be relics from the formation of the solar system. Unlike the planets, they are on highly elliptical orbits...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Beyond our solar system there are millions and millions of stars, but the nearest star to us is our own Sun.

Physics Narrative 11-14

Different kinds of objects in the solar system are known to exist. How we know that they exist is often due to a long chain of...

Physics Narrative 11-14

Distinguishing–eliciting–connecting. How to:

Teaching Guidance 11-14