Children examine Earth's surface, landforms, internal layers, rotation, revolution, and relationship with the Sun. Collaborative models, experiments, posters, and pledges connect planetary science with sharing resources and taking concrete care of the environment.
What children learn
- Recognise Earth as a life-supporting planet made up of water, land, and varied landforms.
- Identify the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core as layers of the Earth.
- Understand that people share Earth's resources with other living things and have a duty to preserve them.
- Distinguish Earth's rotation from its revolution around the Sun and observe the Sun's heat and light effects.
- Identify practical ways to care for Earth, conserve resources, and reduce waste.
Key activities
- Modelling landforms with playdough and creating a blue-and-green mosaic Earth
- Comparing an onion's layers with Earth and assembling a rotating layered-Earth craft
- Sharing Our Planet Earth through collaborative puzzles and conservation posters
- Comparing water, gravel, and soil placed in sunlight and indoors
- Making a pledge artwork through rhythmic Floor Art
- Creating an Earth-and-hands display of personal actions that help the planet
You’ll need
globe, landform posters, playdough, Earth templates, coloured paper, paper and chart paper, glue, scissors, crayons and markers, plastic cups, water, gravel, soil
Structure: 5 days; each day: Thought of the Day, Tuning-in Time, Warm-up, Social Studies/Science, Creative Learning, English, Maths