Solar system presentation
Instructions:
1.
Choose a planet in our solar system, but not the Earth.
You could choose Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus or Neptune.
2.
Research your planet. Use the internet, your school
library or books you have at home.
3.
Find out as much as you can about your planet. In your
group, choose two questions each to research. For
example:
a.
how big is it?
b.
what the temperature is?
c.
how long it takes to orbit the Sun?
d.
what gases are found in the atmosphere?
4.
Print out or draw and colour some pictures of your
planet.
5.
Get together with the other members of your group
to make a fact- le poster with information and
pictures of your planet.
6.
When your poster is nished, present your planet
to the class. You could display the poster in class so
that your classmates can read all the information
you have found about your planet or you can make a
PowerPoint presentation.
You need:
• Internet access or reference books
• Printer or coloured pencils
• Large sheet of paper
• Computer
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Let’s work
together!
The world around us
How much do you know
about Europe?
Instructions:
1.
In groups, stick the boardgame on a piece of card.
2.
On the template write six questions for each of these
categories:
mountain ranges
flags
bodies of water
countries
capitals
3.
Write a choice of three answers for each question.
What is the capital of Austria?
. Paris b. Vienna c. Copenhagen
Which mountain range is on the Italian peninsula?
a. t e Urals b. the Apennines c. the Caucasus
4.
Then cut out the questions and write a, b or c for the
correct answer on the reverse side.
5.
Swap your sets of questions and answers with another
group.
6.
In your groups, one person asks the questions and the
others take turns answering. Move forward one space
with a correct answer, and answer the question from
the category you land on. If you answer incorrectly, your
turn nishes.
7.
The rst to reach the nish line wins. Change questions
and answers with another group and play again.
Materials:
A4 a d A3 ard
template 2.1
TEMPLATE 2.1
EUROPE
START
FREECHOICE
BODIESOF
WATER
FREECHOICE
MOUNTAIN
RANGES
COUNTRIES
AND
CAPITALS
BODIESOF
WATER
MOUNTAIN
RANGES
FLAGS
FLAGS
FLAGS
MISSATURN
FREECHOICE
COUNTRIES
AND
CAPITALS
MOUNTAIN
RANGES
BODIESOF
WATER
MISSATURN
BODIESOF
WATER
FLAGS
COUNTRIES
AND
CAPITALS
FLAGS
