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Space explorers – Year 5 CLE

Publication Date: July, 2016

Type of Resource: Practical activity/investigation

This online resource teaches about the planets in the solar system.

The resource is an ASSIST Connected Learning Experience (CLE) to help teach Year 5 students about the planets in the solar system.

Description: In this investigation students research collect and use data about the planets in our solar system in order to assess their suitability for human settlement.

Learning intentions

Students will be able to:

identify and describe the features of the planets in our solar system;
understand that scientific knowledge is used to inform personal and community decisions;
use data and evidence to develop explanations of events and phenomenon;
pose questions to clarify practical problems;
predict findings of an investigation;
use tables to organise data;
identify patterns in their data and use this as evidence in developing explanations.

Additional Information

The Connected Learning Experience Resource

A Connected Learning Experience (CLE) is a resource package designed to support the use of inquiry investigations in the classroom.

Each CLE may not encompass all the concepts and skills addressed in the specific content descriptions outlined by the Australian Curriculum: Science for that Year level. The Learning Intentions clearly define the aims and objectives of the CLE.

Year 5 Achievement Standard

This lesson sequence provides opportunities to gather information about students’ achievement of specific components in the standards (which are bolded in the statements below)

"By the end of Year 5

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Space explorers – Year 5 CLE

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