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2. Eratosthenes’ epiphany
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3. Eratosthenes’ epiphany But it looks flat?!
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Eratosthenes’ epiphany But it looks flat?!

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Eratosthenes’ epiphany What do you know about the Summer and Winter solstice? Think, Pair, Share.

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The summer solstice occurs once a year in December when the Sun's track across the Australian sky reaches its highest point. It is the day that has the most daylight hours of any in the year. The winter solstice is the day of the year that has the least daylight hours of any in the year.

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12. What evidence do we have now to support Eratosthenes’ ideas?
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What evidence do we have now to support Eratosthenes’ ideas?

13. Satellite photos of Earth Travelling around Earth and finding no edges
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Satellite photos of Earth
Travelling around Earth and finding no edges
Earth’s curved shadow on the moon during an eclipse
Viewing other planets as spheres using a telescope

14. When a scientist makes a claim, what does that mean?
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When a scientist makes a claim, what does that mean?

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Throughout history, scientists have made claims about the world based on observations, evidence and reasoning. These claims are used to explain how things work in a scientific sense. e.g. Eratosthenes claimed the world is round and not flat.

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What we Think we know
What we Want to learn
What we Learned
How we know

18. We Are Learning To… What I’m Looking For…
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Discuss and identify the way scientists use claims and evidence to test their theories.
What I’m Looking For…
Using your prior knowledge and what we’ve learned, decide which claim you most agree with and explain why you agree with it.

19. Earth’s place in space What we Think we know What we Want to learn
What we Learned
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Claim 1 The Moon and Sun both circle the Earth.
Claim 2 The Moon circles the Earth while the Sun circles them both
Claim 3 The Moon circles the Earth while the Earth circles the Sun.
Sun
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Earth

20. Rising and Setting Lesson 2
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Rising and Setting Lesson 2

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What do you know about the rising and setting of the Sun and Moon? Think, Pair, Share

22. Quick Quiz: Heads or Tails
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Quick Quiz: Heads or Tails

23. Does the Moon emit (give out) light?
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Does the Moon emit (give out) light?

24. Does the Moon emit light? No! The Moon reflects light from the Sun.
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Does the Moon emit light? No! The Moon reflects light from the Sun.

25. Does the Moon orbit the Earth?
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Does the Moon orbit the Earth?

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Does the Moon orbit the Earth? YES! The Moon orbits (revolves around) the Earth.

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Does the Moon change shape over the month as it transitions from a New Moon to a Full Moon?

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Does the Moon change shape over the month as it transitions from a New Moon to a Full Moon? NO! The Moon only appears to change shape as it orbits the Earth. The Earth’s shadow is cast onto the Moon and makes it appear larger or smaller.

29. Is it possible to see the Sun set on the horizon of Coogee beach?
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Is it possible to see the Sun set on the horizon of Coogee beach?

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Is it possible to see the Sun set on the horizon of Coogee beach? NO! The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west and Coogee beach is facing the east.

31. The Sun is closest to Australia in the Summer or the Winter?
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The Sun is closest to Australia in the Summer or the Winter?

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Is the Sun is closest to Australia in Summer or in Winter? Summer! During the Summer solstice in January, the Sun is closest to Australia. That’s why it’s so hot!

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DIFFICULT When the Moon is transitioning from a New Moon towards a Full Moon, does it first reach the Waxing crescent or the Waxing gibbous stage?

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DIFFICULT When the Moon is transitioning from a New Moon towards a Full Moon, does it first reach the Waxing crescent or the Waxing gibbous stage? The Waxing crescent is the next stage after a New Moon. The Moon won’t becoming a Waxing gibbous until after the first quarter stage

35. What the Moon looks like now from the U.S
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What the Moon looks like now from the U.S

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Flow chart WILF: In teams, create a flow chart on Pic Collage or Explain Everything that shows how the Sun, Moon and stars appear over a period of several hours. WALT: Use research/observations to describe and display how space objects (stars, Moon, Sun etc) move across the sky.

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Research what time and direction sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset occur in Sydney by going to the links on Showbie. Add the information onto your planning sheet.
In groups of 2 or 3, use Pic Collage or Explain Everything to create a labelled flow chart with six different stages of the day.
Your flow chart must track the Suns movement across the sky over Randwick from sunrise and lead into the evening when you track the Moon until 10pm.
Be sure to provide the time of day and a brief description of the space objects positions.

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39. Modelled flow chart Earth’s place in space Sun beginning to set in the
West.
Sun rising in the east.
The sun at a high point
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40. Can the Moon always be seen at night?
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Can the Moon always be seen at night?

41. Can the Moon be seen during the day?
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Can the Moon be seen during the day?

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43. What happens to the stars during the day?
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What happens to the stars during the day?

44. How the Earth and the Moon move
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Lesson 4
How the Earth and the Moon move

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What do we know about the Earth and the Moon and how they move in space? Think, Pair, Share
Youtube of moon cycle and stop motion examples

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Design a stop motion animation that shows how the Earth, Sun and the Moon move together over 28 days.
Youtube of moon cycle and stop motion examples

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Stop-motion WILF: Using the Stop Motion app, collaboratively create a stop-motion animation that shows the relationship between the Earth and the Moon over 28 days. WALT: Use research, observations and discussion to describe and present a model of how space objects move in space.

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Roles: Photographers/Time keepers: Take the photos of the cycles from the exact same height and angle each shot. HINT: You may not wish to use just one photo per day as the film will go too quickly Artists: Designs and draws the Earth, Sun and Moon and the Milky Way background. Director: Moves the space objects for each shot and numbers them according to days. Researchers: Look online at how the space objects move and how many days it takes them to completes one cycle.

51. Step 1: Gather your materials.
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Step 1: Gather your materials.

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Step 1: Discuss and brainstorm how you think your stop motion should look 10min.

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Step 1: Discuss and brainstorm how you think your stop motion should look 10min. Step 2: Gather your materials 1min

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Step 1: Discuss and brainstorm how you think your stop motion should look 10min. Step 2: Gather your materials 1min. Step 3: Work in your assigned roles to create a stop motion production that shows how the Earth and Moon move for 28 days 25-30min.

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Step 1: Discuss and brainstorm how you think your stop motion should look 10min. Step 2: Gather your materials 2min. Step 3: Work in your assigned roles to create a stop motion production that shows how the Earth and Moon move for 28 days 25-30min. Step 4: Upload your video to the class Showbie account by first saving it to your camera roll 5min. EXTENSION: Update your Science book table that discusses all you know about space objects.

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61. Solar system scientists
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63. What do you know about our Solar System? Think, Pair, Share
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What do you know about
our Solar System?
Think, Pair, Share

64. Create scaled models of the Solar System using Explain Everything.
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Scaled Model
WALT:
Create scaled models of the Solar System using Explain Everything.
WILF: Students work in small groups to research information on objects in the Solar System, compare findings and complete Solar System information organiser.

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Step 1: In groups, fill out the ‘Solar System Information Organiser’ chart for all the planets in our Solar System:
Step 2: Go to Showbie and follow the link to the website: .
Step 3: Enter the size (in cm) of the Sun. Be sure to make the Sun quite large so that the other planets are not too small to create. E.g. a 100cm diameter Sun means Mercury is .35 cm in diameter.
Step 4: Convert the ‘Orbit Radius’ from metres to centimetres to get the distance each planet is from the Sun.

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67. Step 8: Upload your model to Showbie in the science folder.
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Step 5: Using coloured cardboard, measure and cut circles to represent each planet place order them correctly according to distance from the Sun.
Step 6: Take a picture of your model from a high position and insert it into Explain Everything.
Step 7: Annotate your image using text boxes to name each planet and it’s distance from the Sun.
Step 8: Upload your model to Showbie in the science folder.

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