EBOOK LESSON PLAN: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Template to outline a CLIL eBook

Subject: Science
Daudn Oate

Teacher: Mara

Title of the eBook: Lets explore the Solar System!

Course / Level: 3rd grade of Primary Education
1. Learning outcomes /
Evaluation criteria

2. Subject Content

Students will gain knowledge of how the Solar

System was formed.
Students will learn that the Sun, planets and
Moon are part of the Solar System.
Students will learn the planets order.
Students will learn about the Earth
movements: rotation and translation.
Students will learn that gravity is the force that
keeps the planet orbiting around the Sun.
Students will learn about the Moon phases.
Students will see new and specific vocabulary
related to the space.
Students will develop collaborative skills
throughout dialogic interaction, respecting
others ideas.
The Solar System
The planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
The Sun and its characteristics.
The Earth movements: rotation and
translation.
The Moon and its phases

3. Language Content / Communication

Vocabulary

Planets. Moon. Sun. Gravity. Stars. Orbit. Solar

System. Galaxy. Ordinal numbers. Adjectives.

Structures

Present tense
There is/are
The...is/are
Comparatives and superlatives
Comparing and contrasting

Discourse type

Interaction between the teacher and the students.

Constant feedback. Student centered approach.

Language skills

Reading, writing and listening

4. Contextual (cultural)
elements

To be conscious of the place where we live in and the

importance of taking care of the Earth.

5. Cognitive (thinking)
processes

Remembering
Ordering
Classifying
Searching

6. (a) Task(s)

Identify the different planets in the whiteboard

(Google Earth)
Research about the Solar System
Design a big planet book
Representation of the Moon movement in class and
with Oreo cookies
Simple gravity experiment

6. (b) Activities

Create a mind map

Build their own Solar System and display it
7. Methodology

Organization and class

distribution / timing

Both individual and group tasks.

Time: Two weeks

Resources / Materials

Flashcards
Different colors sheets
Oreo cookies
Materials for the experiment and the Solar System
display

Key Competencies

8. Evaluation (criteria and

instruments)

Social skills and citizenship competence

Learning to learn
Knowledge of and interaction with the
physical world
Processing information and digital
competence
Linguistic communication competence
Cultural and artistic competence
Autonomy and personal initiative

Direct observation
Rubrics
Worksheets
Quiz