Know it! - Space - Year 5

The educational material from Focus Education (UK) Ltd presents a comprehensive and interactive approach to teaching Year 5 students about the solar system, specifically the Sun, Earth, Moon, and planets. Through a variety of retrieval tasks, the content is designed to reinforce students' existing knowledge as well as encourage the acquisition of new information. One of the activities, titled 'Cops and robbers', requires pupils to initially write down everything they remember about these celestial bodies. Following this, they have a limited time to 'steal' knowledge from their peers, adding to their own collection of facts. This engaging method not only makes learning fun but also promotes collaboration and information sharing among students.

Further activities include multiple-choice questions where students circle the correct answers related to the size and movement of the Moon, Earth's rotation and seasonal changes, and the position of the Sun's rise. These questions are designed to solidify foundational knowledge about the solar system. Additionally, students are challenged to name the planets in order from the Sun and participate in a timed 'Beat the clock' game to encourage quick recall. The use of a noughts and crosses grid game further adds an element of competition, as students answer questions about dwarf planets, the Sun's classification, and neighbouring planets to Saturn. This comprehensive set of activities aims to deepen students' understanding of earth and space through engaging and educational exercises.