planet-earth-classroom observation grade 6.pptx

Science Lesson Grade 6

1. C haracteristics of the Planet E arth

2. What are the first four planets mentioned in the song? Motivation: Sing the “Eight Planets Song”

3. EARTH E - arth A - xis R - otates T -urn H - emisphere

4. Prepare for a blast off on a space trip to the solar system. First in our itinerary would be inner planets Mercury and Venus.. Next, would be the planet Earth. Be ready and we will now start our exploration of this plane that happens to be our home. M otive Q uestion : What are the characteristics of the planet earth?

5. Explanation: My chosen word is _______________ I know that I know that ______________________________ First I know that earth is the planet where we live. In addition, I know _ ___________________________ ___________________________ Finally I know _ ______________________ __________________________ EARTH EARTH is classified as inner planet . that it is the only living planet where life is known to exist. that it has atmosphere that supports and protects life. Now, you know something that I know about earth .

6. Performing the activity : By Group Using the words from the taxonomy, each group will choose three words to make a sentence that will describe the planet earth of the solar system. Pupils may change the form of the words if necessary. Tell the pupils to highlight or underline words from the taxonomy.

7. Earth is the third planet from the sun. It rotates on its axis. It also revolves around the sun. It turns from west to east. It is tilted 23.5 in the Northern Hemisphere.

8. Presenting the Activity:

9. What is the importance of knowing these inner planets in our daily life as human beings ? Helps us humans to understand the mystery of the universe and plan for future space explorations beyond the solar system.

10. Summarizing the lesson: What are the characteristics of the planet earth ?   The Earth is the third planet from the sun. It is the only living planet where life is known to exist. Earth has abundant water and supports life. It has atmosphere that supports and protects life.It has one moon.

11. Evaluation

12. Remediation Which is known as the red planet? Why is it so?