Process



**LESSON 1** Introduction - The Planets

Students prior knowledge is varied depending on what they have learnt in previous schooling years, therefore we will begin with a class brainstorm. The general topic is Space / The Solar System. Below is a link to the Mimio program that we would use on the interactive whiteboard to present the brainstorm.

[|Mimio Link]

Discuss the Solar System in greater depth, focusing on the planets and visit the Natonal Geographic website below to give the students an idea of what the planets look like, where they are situated in regards to earth etc. The interactive whiteboard will be used to conduct this discussion.

[|National Geographic]

Now students are seperated into groups of 2 or 3, and a planet is disignated to each group. Using the link below students are to find a computer (in their groups) and plan out how they are going to conduct their presentation, i.e word document, powerpoint, inspiration map, comic life etc. Their planning document will be done using Inspiration.








 * LESSON 2 **

Looking at the Sky

Students now have a fair idea about the planets, so we are going to move on to Looking at the skies. Firstly students are going to watch a short video about the Hubble Telescope.

[|Hubble Space Telescope Video]

Once the students have watched the video there will be a class discussion about what can be seen in the sky during the day and night. Can they see their planets or any moons assocaited with them etc. This discussion will centre around Telescopes and different techniques used to observe the skies. The teacher will then open up a link to furthur discuss this topic and show the students some examples of telescopes and how they originated. Furthur research by the class will be done when the teacher visits The National Geographic website and examines whether or not the planets have moons.

[|Telescope Link]

I[|mages link]

[|National Geographic]

Once the class has discovered whether or not different planets have their own moons and learnt a bit more about the planets they will go to a computer and play an interactive Solar system game.

[|Flip Flop Interactive Game]

Once students have played the interactive game, after five minutes they then form back into their research groups and continue on with tehir research, encorporating what they have learnt today into their presentation layout.





**LESSON 3** Space Exploration

This lesson will begin with a class discussion about what they have learnt already, including what they know about astronauts and any famous occasions that relate to the Solar System. This can be done in a brainstorm format using Mimio, if needed.

[|Mimio Link]

Students will then watch a Space exploration video using the Smart Board.

[|Space Exploration Video]

Using the interactive Whiteboard students will be able to see how to navigate through a website in order to complete their next task. This task gets the students involved in ICT skills and individual learning. They are required to go to the computers (in their research groups) and visit the National Geographic website and navigate through the timeline section. They must then choose an aspect of the timeline and incorporate it into their ICT presentation. The link for this part of the task is below.

[|Space Timeline]

Using the chosen aspect of the timeline, students need to create a reflection page using a chosen ICT program and develop it with some information and images and a link to an appropriate and relevant website.





**LESSON 4** ICT Project Development

By this lesson the students would have studied many aspects of the Solar System and it is now time to develop their overall Research project.The Lesson will begin with a class discussion about what the students may have found challenging or easy in relation to the subject matter or their Research Projects. After this discussion, one member from each group is to stand up at the front ofthe class and explain what they have achieved so far in their projects, also what planet they are doing, the section of the timeline that their project involves and the method or ICT tool that they have chosen to present their Research Project. At this time students can bring up their incompleted projects using the interactive white board.

After every group has explained their progress students then continue working on their Research Projects. Presentations start in weeks 5 and 6.



LET THE PRESENTATIONS BEGIN!!! Click here to Proceed to the Reflection Page