TITLE

THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE

GROUP

1º ESO

RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

-Activity book: texts and exercises.

-Drawing on scale of the solar system.

-Making a presentation of the solar system.

-Schemes on the blackboard.

-Table comparing revolution and rotation.

-Model to explain differential heating of both hemispheres.

-Manufacture of a celestial planisphere.

-Film about solar system.

-Questionaires.

-Scale model of the Moon-Earth system in order to explain lunar phases and eclipses.

-Presentations with the computer.

-Internet (information, pictures, interactive exercises...).

TEACHERS

Content teacher

Pablo Acosta Robles

English teacher

Josefina Herrera Cides and Mª Carmen Chilla Castro

Language assistant

Lorna Geddie and Eleonora Scheltus

AIMS

English

-Learning specific terminology: solar system, sun, star, planet, satellite, comet, asteroids belt, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, rotation, revolution, season, , full moon, wanning moon, new moon, eclipse.

-Describe and compare planets (distance, size and appearance) using comparatives, superlatives, similar to, different from…

-Express properly dates and times (when, at 6:00, on Monday, on the sixth of June, on June the sixth, in December, in summer…).

Content

-Enumerate components of solar system.

-Describe the location, size, composition and appearance of each planet.

-Distinguish planets from satellites.

-Explain what a falling star is.

-Compare rotation and revolution: duration and consequences.

-Explain the consequences of the slant of the Earth axis.

-Distinguish solstice from equinox.

-Explain why the moon appearance changes.

-Distinguish waxing moon from waning moon.

-Explain the origin of lunar phases and eclipses.

-Make out tables, comparative charts, diagrams, graphs…

-Write a composition showing changes of scientific ideas about Earth and universe.

ACTIVITIES/

TEACHING TECHNIQUES

-Reading and comprehension of English texts.

-Drawing on scale of the solar system.

-Making a presentation of the solar system.

-Completing a table comparing revolution and rotation.

-Making a celestial planisphere.

-Explanations using different models on scale of celestial bodies.

-Make a celestial planisphere.

-Film about solar system.

-Presentations with the computer.

-Internet (information, pictures, interactive exercises...).

-Free discussion in class.

CONTENTS

Concepts

-The solar system.

-The movements of the Earth and its consequences.

-The moon, the Earth's satellite.

Procedures

-Extract information from tables, schemes and graphics.

-Elaborate a scheme from a text.

Attitudes

-Regarding the immesity and beaty of the universe.

-Showing interest to know and to understand the world that surrounds us.

-Valuing scientif work in order to solve mysteries.

-Recognizing that scientific ideas change throughout the time.

ASSESMENT

-Written tests.

-Presentation about solar system.

-Homework (charts, drawings, schemes...).

FURTHER INFORMATION

Visit http://www.ieslosremedios.org/~pablo/webpablo/web1eso/2universe/guiauniverse.html