LESSON PLAN# 06
Name: Nousheen Aslam Subject: Social Studies
Topic: Solar System Class: 5
RESOURCES:
basketball
soft balls
soccer ball
ping pong ball
tennis ball
jack ball
Scotch tape (or white glue, if you have drying time)
Pencils or pens
Colors
Markers
Text book
Objectives: The students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the solar system by arranging spherical objects of different
sizes in an order that represents the eight planets and the sun.
Introduction: Starter activity – Brainstorming
Teacher Activity: Students’ Activity:
The learners will listen carefully to the
The facilitator will ask questions to the questions asked and answer them.
learners
What’s the name of the planet that we
live on? (Earth)
What are some of the things you know
about planet Earth? Students will answer:
Show students the image of the solar . (The Sun is huge. The planets are different
system with all the planets. Point out the sizes. The planets look different— Jupiter
Sun and name the planets. has stripes; Saturn has a ring; Neptune is
Ask: What are some things you notice? blue.)
(near the sun)
(far from the sun)
Where do you think it is hottest?
Where do you think it is coldest?
Feedback: The facilitator will encourage the learners to actively participate and appreciate them for
the examples they share.
Development: Teacher’s input
Method(s): Discussion and visual aid/ Guided inquiry
Teacher Activity: Students’ Activity:
Teacher will show the video to the students.
[Link]
Teacher will discuss the facts discussed in the video Students will watch the video care fully
with students and will ask questions from students.
Ask students: What are the 8 planets? Can Learners will participate in the discussion
they remember them all, and in the right
order.
Tell them that we can sort the eight planets Learners will observe the pictures
from biggest to smallest, from nearest to Carefully.
farthest from the sun, and by how much
they weigh. Write the names of the eight
planets on the board, telling students they Students will reply to the teacher
are in order from smallest to largest (write: accordingly.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Uranus,
Neptune, Saturn, and Jupiter).
Ask students :
Which planets have no moons? Which have
many moons? Why is this?
Students will record the answers in their
note books
Guided practice:
Ask students to make a model of solar system.
Using different balls to represent the planets, students will arrange them in order. For example,
basketball- Jupiter, soccer ball- Saturn, 2 softballs- Uranus and Neptune, 2 ping pong balls- Earth and
Venus, 1 jacks ball- Mars, 1 marble- Mercury.
They will record in their NB, by drawing pictures of the planets (they should show that they
understand that different planets have different sizes), their names and arrangement.
Individual Assessments:
Now that students know something about how the planets compare to each other, have them research
more about our solar system.
Have students break into pairs or work with the same partner they did before .Each pair must choose
to research one thing from this list:
1) How far apart are each of the planets from the sun?
2) How far is Mars from Earth?
3) How big is the sun?
4) How big is the sun compared to other stars in our solar system?
5) Why is a planet’s mass different than its weight?
You can allow several pairs to pick the same question, as long as each of the five questions are being
researched.
Feedback: The facilitator will appreciate the learners for their participation and answer any queries
they had which arose during the discussion.
Conclusion:
Q. Learners will reflect back to the anticipation guide and self-assess their answers prior to and after
the class discussion have been carried out.
Home task:
Do Further research on solar system .
Topic: globes and maps Name: __________________
Starter Activity: Anticipation Guide Class: _____
Before Questions After
true False true false
There are six continents in the world
Asia and Europe are connected side
by side to make one big land
There are five oceans on our planet
Maps are flat and globes are round
Earth is covered mostly by land
The equator and prime mediterian
divide the globe
All maps are the same
