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| Working on a new city |
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| Sorting the countries of the world according to their shape |
We worked on a different topic today, with a space themed day. As Zachary already knows lots about space (more than Mummy and Daddy!), we had a look at constellations, which is something he hasn't yet covered in depth.
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| Working on a constellations comprehension |
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| Tahlia's finished solar system |
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| Making space pictures |
We looked at how constellations are named - mostly after Ancient Greek myths, although some other cultures around the world thought they looked like different things, for example, the Chinese thought Leo looked more like a horse than a lion.
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| We had a go at making up our own constellations; this one, Tahlia named 'the prison' (perhaps in reference to lockdown!). |
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| Ptolemy's were like star lollipops |
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| We watched some videos about the constellations |
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| We looked at how our view of the constellations is different to how they would look from a different point in space; to demonstrate this, we made a mobile of the Big Dipper. |
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| We looked at the names of each and measured string for each star according to its distance from Earth (to scale) |
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| The finished mobile; this is how the stars in the Big Dipper would look from the side |
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| When you look from underneath it, you can see the view from Earth |
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| Spot the Big Dipper |
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| This afternoon, we looked at the solar system. First, we had a closer look at Zachary's poster with facts about the planets. |
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| We used props to demonstrate the movement of the Earth around the sun (red space hopper) and the moon around the Earth (golf ball); Tahlia span the Earth to show the days |
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| We headed outside to mark the distance of the planets from the sun to scale; here, Tahlia draws the sun (size not to scale) |
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| Finding our place on the Earth |
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| Working out the next distance; marks have now been drawn for Mercury, Venus and Earth |
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| Marking the last planet (top); we discovered that the outer planets have much bigger gaps between them than the inner ones |
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| Colouring the planets to incorporate into a space themed board game |
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| Putting it together, including question spaces |
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| Playing his new board game with Daddy |
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| Spin and win |
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| Playing a space themed online game |
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| We made some 'cookie dough' using peanut butter, honey, ground sunflower seeds and nuts, then coloured it to shape into the planets |
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| We also decorated with sprinkles, according to the colour/texture we needed |
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| Squashing them into a line |
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| Ptolemy's finished creations (with a little help) |
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| They sat down to watch a few episodes of CBeebies Stargazing |
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| Enjoying their snack creations while they watched |
