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 * Unit 7L: The solar system and beyond 3 weeks **
 * ** Topic 1: Observing the sky ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 290 || Resources ||
 * || * Starter: Earth, sun and moon brainstorm
 * Ideas about the Earth – AT presentation
 * Book p 163: read and answer all questions
 * Book p 164-165: read and answer all questions
 * Practical: day and night demonstration
 * Time zones
 * Ideas about the Earth revisited
 * Plenary: Thinking about the Earth using AT presentations
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 7 text
 * Equipment and materials for day and night demonstration
 * AT
 * Worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: Thinking about the Earth || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7La (1)
 * Must: 7La (4)
 * Worksheets 7La (5) (most) or (6) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 2: Moonshine ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 293 || Resources ||
 * Starter: Quick check
 * Shapes of the moon: drawing activity
 * Practical: phases of the moon
 * Apparent shapes of the moon – AT animation
 * Moon rotation – AT animation
 * Practical: eclipses
 * Book p 166-167: read and answer all questions
 * Plenary: quick check revisited
 * HW: worksheets
 * Quick check 7Lb
 * Equipment for phases of the moon and eclipses
 * Exploring Science Year 7 text
 * Other worksheets: see below || * Starter: Quick check
 * Shapes of the moon: drawing activity
 * Practical: phases of the moon
 * Apparent shapes of the moon – AT animation
 * Moon rotation – AT animation
 * Practical: eclipses
 * Book p 166-167: read and answer all questions
 * Plenary: quick check revisited
 * HW: worksheets || * Quick check 7Lb
 * Equipment for phases of the moon and eclipses
 * Exploring Science Year 7 text
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: quick check revisited || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Lb (1)
 * Must: 7Lb (6)
 * Worksheets 7La (7) (most) or (8) (some) ||
 * Worksheets 7La (7) (most) or (8) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 3: A plan for all seasons ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 296 || Resources ||
 * || * Starter: differences between summer and winter – free writing exercise
 * Book p 168-169: read and answer all questions
 * Practical: seasons demonstration 1
 * Practical: seasons demonstration 2
 * Investigating hours of daylight
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 7 text
 * Equipment and materials for seasons demonstrations
 * Quick check 7Lc ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: quick check || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Lc (1)
 * Must: 7Lc (5)
 * Worksheets 7Lc (6) (most) or (7) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 4: The solar system ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 299 || Resources ||
 * || * Starter: ideas about the solar system
 * Book p 170-171: read and answer all questions
 * Discovering the solar system – worksheet 7Ld (3)
 * Exploring the solar system – AT presentation and video
 * Book p 172-173: read and answer all questions
 * HW: worksheets || * Exploring Science Year 7 text
 * AT
 * Worksheets: 7Ld (3)
 * Other worksheets: see below ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * Plenary: ideas about the solar system revisited || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Ld (1)
 * Must: 7Ld (7)
 * Worksheets 7Ld (8) (most) or (9) (some) ||


 * ** Topic 5: Starry, starry nights ** ||
 * Learning objectives || Learning strategies – p 303 || Resources ||
 * || * Starter: ideas about stars – AT presentation
 * Book p 174-175: read and answer all questions
 * Observing the stars – AT video
 * International astronomy – worksheet 7Le (3)
 * Constellation posters
 * Book p 176: read and answer all questions
 * Plenary: quick check
 * HW: revise for tests || * Exploring Science Year 7 text
 * AT
 * Worksheet 7Le (3)
 * Quick check 7Le ||
 * Connections:
 * IGCSE physics section || Assessment:
 * End of unit test || Support/extension:
 * Access: worksheet 7Le (1)
 * Must: 7Le (5)
 * Worksheets 7Le (6) (most) or (7) (some) ||