Description
This unit not only teaches about our solar system but also sparks curiosity about astronomy and the science behind it, encouraging students to think about the universe beyond our planet. Ready to grab your telescope and explore the cosmos? Let’s blast off into learning! 🚀✨
Our Solar system
☿️ Mercury: Learn about the smallest and innermost planet in our solar system.
♀️ Venus: Explore Earth’s “sister planet” with its thick atmosphere and extreme surface heat.
🌍 Earth: Discuss our home planet and its unique features that support life.
♂️ Mars: Dive into the “Red Planet” and its potential for future human exploration.
♃ Jupiter: Understand the largest planet known for its Great Red Spot and many moons.
♄ Saturn: Identify this planet, famous for its striking ring system.
♅ Uranus: Explore the tilted, ice giant with its faint rings and moons.
♆ Neptune: Discover the farthest known solar planet, noted for its intense blue colour and strong winds.
Celestial Features and Fun Facts:
🌟 Stars and the Sun: Discuss different types of stars, including our sun as a medium-sized star.
🌑 Moons: Learn about the various moons orbiting planets in our solar system.
☄️ Comets and Asteroids: Introduce students to these fascinating celestial bodies.
Engaging ESL Conversations:
Role Plays: Pretend to be astronauts exploring different planets or astronomers discovering new celestial phenomena.
Discussion Questions: Which planet would you like to visit and why? What do you think space travel will be like in the future?
Vocabulary Games: “Planet Fact Match” where students match facts to the correct planet, or “Space Explorer” where they guess celestial bodies based on descriptions.
Fun Activities:
Colour the Planets: Students colour a diagram of the solar system, learning the colours associated with each planet.
Design Your Planet: Encourage creativity by having students design and describe their own planet, including its climate, size, and any life forms.
Astronomy Night: Organize a stargazing event or virtual planetarium visit to see these celestial concepts in real life.
