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**The Solar System **

**Group Members:** Kelly Edwards, Larra Watterson & Chantelle Davis

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**Topic**: The Eight Planets of the Solar System **Subject Areas:** Science, Technology and English **Year**: 4 and 5

**Introduction ** According to the Curriculum Council Curriculum Framework, Learning experiences should connect with students existing knowledge and skills and values whilst extending and challenging their current ways of thinking and acting, while the experiences should be meaningful and encourage both action and reflection on the part of the learner. As a teacher you need to provide students with purposeful and relevant activities that stimulate thought, inquiry and enjoyment and respect and accommodate differences between learners. The Lesson plan attached on this wiki focusing on the topic the solar system, allows the students learning experience to be meaningful and encourage both action and reflection on the part of the learner. Students will be provided with purposeful and relevant materials and activities that stimulate inquiry, thought and enjoyment. The tasks and lesson plan provided encourages students to learn both independently and from others, which then makes it an authentic learning experience.

**Task Overview ** This project is aimed at year 4 - 5 students and will be carried out over a 10 week period. The Solar System will be the theme of the term with most lessons involving the Solar System in some way. The class will be split into 8 groups, with each group focussing and researching a given planet. The planet that each group will research will be chosen by pulling the name of a planet out of hat. This ensures that all planets are being covered. Each group will need to research their planet and create a PowerPoint presentation that they will present to their class using a SmartBoard. This allows students to share their findings and build knowledge about all the planets of the Solar System from the presentations of their peers. They will also create a model of their planet and place it on a base (created by the teacher) so that once everyone is finished the class have made a display of the Solar System. Finally, the students will learn the Solar System Song and perform it at assembly.