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Lesson 6 Can We Live On Other Planets? Unit of work: Out of this world! Exploring the science of Space. Stage 2: Year 4 Term: N/A Week: N/A Key Scientific Knowledge: Earth provides the basic necessities to sustain human life: a breathable atmosphere (oxygen), a suitable climate, water, and light/energy from the sun. Essentially, without the sun, there would be no life on Earth. Earths distance from the sun provides the perfect amount of heat and light allowing life to be created and supported. The suns gravity keeps Earth in orbit, and without it, Earth would simply float away, (Adams, 2011). Resources: - Computers with internet access - PowerPoint presentation detailing high-quality websites for the children to access - Non-fiction books/magazines/articles related to Space, the planets in particular - Youtube video accessible via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OJUn9jmIi4.

Outcomes: NSW Science Syllabus: - ES S2.6 - UT S2.9 - VA1, VA2, VA5, VA6

NSW Science Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum: - ST2-9ES - ST2-5WT - ST2-1VA KLA integration: NSW English Syllabus - TS 2.1 - TS 2.2 - RS 2.5 - RS 2.6 NSW English Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum - EN2-1A - EN2-6B - EN2-10C - EN2-11D NSW HSIE Syllabus - EN S2.6 NSW PDHPE Syllabus - SLS 2.13 Lesson description: - 10 min: Brainstorm with the class about what they believe you need to sustain life. Ideas include air/oxygen, water, land, food, shelter, sunlight, etc. Discuss with the children the importance of the sun in relation to life on Earth and how the Earths distance from the Sun allows life to be sustained. - 5 min: Watch the following video as a class - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OJUn9jmIi4 . It would be beneficial for the teacher to read the captions about each planet as there is only music in the video and no vocals. - 5 min: Drawing upon these understandings, provide the children with the following hypothetical situation in which they will work together in small groups to devise a plan. Hypothetical situation: Life on Earth is coming to an end. You and your team of Space Researchers have to determine a way of being able to inhabit a different planet or the human race will become extinct! Choose a planet to inhabit and devise a plan of how life could be sustained there. Consider temperature, weather conditions, surface type, water, food, air, time, and any other factors you believe are necessary in being able to sustain life. For example, you might want all humans to wear heat protective clothing if you were to inhabit Venus.

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- 25-30 min: Provide computers with internet access and access to the PowerPoint presentation, as well as high quality non-fiction books, magazines and articles related to Space for the children to gain information about their chosen planet from. Encourage children to use their imaginations when completing this activity, but make sure each idea has a reason for its implementation. The children will work in small groups of 3-4. - 10-15 min: At the conclusion of the lesson, each group will present their plan to the class. Simplification: - The teacher can group children based on their abilities, i.e. a creative child may work with a child who has adept speaking or writing skills. Alternatively, the teacher can pair weaker children up with more academic children to scaffold and enhance learning. Extension: - If children finish the task quickly, they could devise a hypothetical plan of how humans could inhabit the moon.

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References: Adams, J. (2011). Why is there life on Earth? Retrieved 24th October, 2013 from http://www.bobthealien.co.uk/earthlife.htm The Discovery Lists. (2013). Why We Cant Live On Planets. [Video recording]. Retrieved 23rd October, 2013 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OJUn9jmIi4. NSW Board of Studies. (2012). English K-10 Syllabus. Retrieved 23rd October, 2013 from http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/download/# NSW Board of Studies. (2007). K-6 English Syllabus. Retrieved 23rd October, 2013 from http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files/english/k6_english_syl.pdf NSW Board of Studies. (2006). K-6 HSIE Syllabus. Retrieved 25th October, 2013 from http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files/hsie/k6_hsie_syl.pdf NSW Board of Studies. (2007). K-6 PDHPE Syllabus. Retrieved 23rd October, 2013 from http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files/pdhpe/k6_pdhpe_syl.pdf NSW Board of Studies. (2006). K-6 Science and Technology Outcomes and Indicators. Retrieved 23rd October, 2013 from http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files/science-andtechnology/k6_scitech_outcomes.pdf NSW Board of Studies. (2012). Science K-10 (incorporating Science and Technology K-6) Syllabus. Retrieved 23rd October, 2013 from http://syllabus.bos.nsw.edu.au/download/#