Exploring Earth and the Solar System - Educational Journey for Young Minds

1. 1. Earth and the Solar System • Know the names of all the planets and their order from the sun • Know what the nearest star is called • Know that Earth is a planet with one moon

2. 2. How Big is the Solar System • Know where Earth is in the Solar system • Understand the vast distances in the Solar System • Know that Earth has one moon held in place by gravity

3. 3. Planet Earth: Rocks • Know about the structure of the Earth • Know about the inner core, the outer core, the mantle and the crust

4. 4. Planet Earth • Know about igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and how each was formed. • Be able to name some features of igneous rocks • Be able to name some features of sedimentary rocks • Be able to give some examples of both igneous and sedimentary rocks

5. 5. Planet Earth Rocks 2 • Be able to describe how metamorphic rocks were formed • Be able to give some examples of metamorphic rocks

6. 6. The States of Matter • Know what the three states of matter are • Be able to give three examples of substances which are found in each of the three states • Be able to classify the substances as belonging to each of the three states

7. 7. Liquids and Gases • Be able to describe some properties of a solid, liquid and gas. • Be able to identify a substance as solid, liquid or gas based on its properties.

8. 8. Particles • Know that everything is made up of particles • Know that when particles of 2 substances mix the particles of each one can go into the spaces between the particles of the other

9. 9. Particles in Motion • Know that particles of a gas are moving • Know that the skin of a balloon must contain tiny holes • Know that the particles of a gas will move till the container the gas is in is full of the gas • Be able to draw and describe the speed of motion of gas particles

10. 10. Particles in motion 2 • Know that the particles of a liquid are always moving • Be able to draw or recognise a particle picture of a liquid • Be able to draw or recognise a particle picture of a solid • Be able to compare the speed of movement of particles in a solid and a liquid

11. Diffusion • Know that there are spaces between the particles of a solid • Know what diffusion is in solids liquids and gases

12. 12. Expansion and Contraction • Be able to define ‘expand’ and ‘contract’ • Be able to describe what effect heating and cooling will have on the volume of an object • Be able to explain expansion and contraction in terms of particles and spaces

13. 13. One Substance 3 States • Know the correct words for the changes of state between a solid, a liquid and a gas • Be able to draw the particle pictures for these changes of state • Know what effect the changes of state have on the speed of motion of the particles and how tightly held together they are

14. 14. Pressure • Understand what causes pressure in a container • Be able to state what effect changing the temperature has on pressure • Be able to explain why changing the temperature changes the pressure • Be able to state two other ways of changing pressure