This lesson plan outlines a science lesson about the planets and moons in the solar system for a 5th grade class of 29 students. The lesson uses various hands-on activities and group work to help students learn about the eight planets, classify celestial bodies, and understand the structure of the solar system. Key activities include completing a KWL chart about what they know and want to learn, sorting flashcards of planets and space objects into groups, building a model of the solar system out of plasticine, and describing planets to each other using a substitution table with comparatives. The goal is for students to be able to identify and order the eight planets by the end of the lesson.

1. Teacher’s name : Montse Peláez
LESSON PLAN
Title of the Lesson: _The Planets and Moons of our Solar System Date: January 2015
Unit of Study :Science
Level and group : 5th
Number of children : 29
Background Information:
The previous knowledge the students have of the solar system from other lessons
in their mother tongue.
Learning objectives:
CONTENT : The Sun as the main star of the solar system.
The Earth in the solar system.
COMMUNICATION:
(Language of/for/through learning)
Vocaculary : Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars; Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Galaxies,
Universe,Moon,asterioid,comet.
Structures: The Sun goes before…, The Earth goes after…, There is a…, There are…, bigger than / the biggest, smaller
than, the smallest.
Making predictions.
Expressing opinions.
Comparing.
Asking and answering questions.
COGNITION : Predicting information.
Comparisons.
Developing idedas.
Hypothesizing and applying information.
CULTURE: Be concius that we form part of the Solar System and the relationships between different planets.
OUTCOMES : At the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify the eight planets. Work in groups.Classify the
planets according to different criteria.. To cooperate in group.
Competencies involved:
Communicative
Learn to learn
Art and Culture
Maths
Assessment:
Can the students…?
Sort information into different groups and state
classification.
Remember, name and order the eight planets
worked on.
Identifiy and describe pictures from the topic.
Lesson development:
Activity title
Warm up activity
KWL chart
Planets / Celestial
bodies / Space
things
Model with plasticine
of the Solar System
Oral description
comparing planets.
(substitution table)
Time
10 ´
10 ‘
10 ‘
20 ‘
10 ‘
Description
I show them a picture of the Earth from
the space and I ask them some questions
In groups they complete the chart with
these questions: What do I Know?/What
do I want to Know? What have I learned?
( The last question they will answer at the
end of the project..
Each group put the names in the correct
place.
Each group make a model of the Solar
System with plasticine.They have to put
in order from the closest to the furthest
from the Sun.
Each group tell a sentence to the rest of
the class using the substitution table.
Interaction
T- Ss
Ss- Ss
Ss – Ss
Ss – T
Ss – Ss
Ss – T
Ss – Ss
Ss – T
Ss – Ss
T - SS
Skills
S
L
W /S/L/
R/
S / L
S / L
S /L/ W
Materials
Digital blackboard
Chart
Cards
Plasticine
Cardboards
Markers
Substitution table

2. Bloom's Taxonomy:
Creating
Evaluating
Analising
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
ICT resources
Digital blackboard
http://starchild.gsfc.nava.gov/Images/StarChil
d/space level 1
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_scienc
e/terc/navigation/investigation.cfm
Personal notes/reminders/homework/other considerations:
Key:
Interaction: T-Ss (teacher-students) T- S (teacher-student) S-S (student-student) Ss-Ss
(students-students)
Skills: L (listening) W (writing) S (speaking) R (reading) I (interacting)

3. Task 1
Warm up activity. We show the pupils a picture of the Earth from the space. The
teacher asks them questions like :
- Which planet can you see in the photo ?
- What shape has it got ?
- What colour can you see ?
- How do we take this type of photo ?
- Why is it called the blue planet ?
- Do you know how Google Earth take photos ?
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&docid=A9Z04SRqB
phUxM&tbnid=I6mUIX2BemSxbM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fes.wikipedia.org%2
Fwiki%2FTierra&ei=tBuyUpSZA8aL7AbvgoCIBA&psig=AFQjCNFMbEKB-
I19mgMSycpG2lc0VkF5hA&ust=1387490609527468
Task 2
KWL Chart. Now we are going to complete a KWL chart. In the fist column write
anything you know about the Solar System . In the second column what your want to
know and the third one, we will finish at the end of the unit.
What do I know? What do I want to know? What have I learned ?

4. Task 3
Presentation with flashcards of the planets, celestial bodies and space things.They have to
classify into three groups: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Meteorit, Uranus,
Neptune, Asteroid, Comet, Galaxies, Moon, Rocket, Sun, Satellite, Rocket.
PLANETS CELESTIAL BODIES SPACE THINGS
Task 4
In groups they make a model of the Solar System with plasticine. They have to put in order from
the closest to the furthest from the Sun.
Then each group tell a sentence to the rest of the class using the substitution table
(comparatives and superlatives )
Jupiter
Venus
The Sun
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Bigger
Smaller

5. Is