Introduction

This pack of science activities can be used for either teaching or revision.

The activities will enable the teacher to:

position the nine planets interactively
demonstrate the phases of the moon
show that the moon orbits the Earth roughly every 28 days
illustrate to pupils that the Earth spins on its own axis
show that day and night are related to the Earth's rotation

Within each of the activities further information can be accessed in order to develop pupils' knowledge, support the lesson or for research.

These activities address the science Welsh Curriculum areas of the Earth and beyond, sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 in Physical Processes.

This pack contains:

three interactive whiteboard activities
reference material and animations
a moon worksheet

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