B3 Science · Term 2, Week 6

The Solar System

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Curriculum details

Strand
Systems (Strand 3)
Sub-strand
The Solar System (3.2)
Content standard
B3.3.2.1 - Show understanding of the orderliness of the sun, planets and satellites in the solar system as well as the important role of the sun in the existence of the solar system
Indicator
B3.3.2.1.1 - Know the sun, earth and moon as parts of the solar system
Suggested placement
Term 2, Week 6 (Week 18 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 55

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Show learners pictures, charts or drawings of parts of the solar system containing the sun, earth and moon.
- Engage learners in a recital of the poem "I see the moon, and the moon sees me".
- Assist learners to identify the sun, moon and earth in the pictures.
- Guide learners to mention the uses of the sun and moon.
- Assist learners to know that the earth moves around the sun, and the moon moves around the earth.
- Engage learners in an activity to role play the movement of the earth around the sun, and the moon around the earth
- Learners in groups make a model of the solar system showing only the sun, earth and moon.