Day and Night (year 7) OALH

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24 questions
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Name the 8 planets moving away from the sun.

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Explain why Neptune is the coldest planet.

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Describe what happens at the saturation point.

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List the equipment needed for filtration.

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Calculate the range of these results : 4.2, 4.5, 4.3, 5.1

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Challenge: Which is more streamlined, a dolphone or an octopus? Explain your answer.

Key knowledge: LCWC
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What is a year?

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What causes day and night?

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State where the sun rises in the northern hemisphere

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What is a year?

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What causes day and night?

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State where the sun rises in the northern hemisphere

Quick sentences
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The earth rotates around...

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The earth rotates fully around its axis every...

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When Southampton faces away from the sun it is...

Indepedent task
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What does the Earth orbit?

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Explain how a day on Earth is 24 hours long. Include the words: axis, rotation.

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Explain how Mars has a different length day to planet Earth

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Describe how it can be day time in Britain right now, but night time in Australia.

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In which direction does the sun appear to move? Explain why this is the case.

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What direction do the stars appear to move? Explain why this is the case.

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CHALLENGE: What would happen if the Earth didn’t spin?

Plenary
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Which planets spin the fastest? Include evidence from the graph in your answer

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Which planets spin the slowest? Include evidence from the graph in your answer