WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS

WEEK 7 The Solar System

Term Three

Bible

Mighty To Save Wed W7.mov

Prep Wednesday

Zoom catch-up

Wednesday 1st September

at 11am

Bring a favourite SOLAR SYSTEM activity/craft to show!

Practise Being Godly

Week 7

Lesson: Practise Being Godly:

Mighty To Save

Zephaniah 3:17

"The Lord your God is with you. The Mighty one will save you. The Lord will be happy with you. You will rest in his love. He will sing and be joyful about you."

Colossians 1:13-14

"God made us free from the power of darkness, and he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son. The Son paid for our sins, and in him we have forgiveness."

Key Themes:

The Lord is with us always.
Jesus free us from the power of darkness.
Jesus is our mighty Saviour

The SOLAR SYSTEM Week 7 Term 3

Stars, The Milky Way, Astronauts, Meteors...

The closest star to Earth is the Sun.

The next closest star is Proxima-Centauri.

Light from that star takes 4 years to reach us on Earth.

Stars

The Sun is a star called Yellow Dwarf. ☀️

Compared to other stars it is average in size!

Watch the videos then see if you can answer these questions.

Stars are giant balls of _ _ _ _ _ _
True or False. Stars generate energy deep in their centre.
When the energy from a star travels out from the centre it gives off what? h _ _ _ and l _ _ _ _
Are all stars the same size and colour?
Can you name a blue coloured, super giant star that is 70 times bigger than the Sun?
What is the name of the closest star to the Sun? What colour is it?

Watch the Storybots video

I'm A Star!

Constellations are groups of stars that make a pattern.

It is like join the dots to form an imaginary shape like

Leo the lion, the Great Bear or even a cross.

The Southern Cross is a small, but beautiful constellation, that we easily see in Australia. It is very close to the constellation Centaurus.

The Southern Cross is used on the Australian Flag. It represents our geographical location in the Southern Hemisphere.

What is the Milky Way?

Watch the video.

Is Earth part of the Milky Way Galaxy?

Yes, Earth is in a galaxy called the Milky Way. The Milky Way is huge. It is made up of billions and billions of stars.

Next time when you travel out of the city, look up at the sky on a clear night. You should be able to see the Milky Way Galaxy.

Astronauts

Life in Space.mp4

Life in Space

Astronauts

Take a Tour of the ISS

International Space Station

SciShow Kids What Do Astronauts Do?

An Astronaut is someone who travels and works in space.
Astronauts learn about what is beyond our planet, Earth.
Astronauts are usually scientists. They may be a pilot or a mission specialist. The mission specialist regularly checks the spacecraft and does experiments.
The International Space Station, ISS, orbits the Earth.

Imagine you are an Astronaut. 👩🏼‍🚀

On one of your Moon walks you discovered something amazing!

Draw a picture of what you discovered on the Moon. You might like to include part of the Moon in your drawing.

Tell an adult a sentence or two about your amazing discovery and ask them to write it at the bottom of your picture.

Send Mrs Ishak a photo of your drawing. Be creative!

Asteroids, Comets & Meteors.mp4

Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites

What is an asteroid, comet and meteor?

Watch the video to find out.

Craft and Worksheets

Rocket Sequencing Activity

Colour the pictures in the story. Make sure that whatever colours you make the rocket, it is the same in each scene.
Carefully cut around the dotted lines.
Paste the pictures in the correct order.