Earth in space KS2 - Teresa Grafton|Rosie Dalzell

"Resource Bank" is a series of English, maths and science books for Key Stages 1 and 2 that provide teachers with a variety of resources - an A1 double-sided poster, photocopiables and lesson plans - focusing on particular skills or curriculum content knowledge. The lesson plans are structured to support direct teaching of the whole class followed by differential group/individual work.;Written and produced in collaboration with the London Planetarium, the book should help teachers bring "space" into the classroom. Activities covering humankind's developing understanding of space and exploration of it; the features of the moon, sun and planets; and ways of understanding natural phenomena such as night and day and the seasons are all approached.;This title contains an A1 poster showing colour, photographic images of the Earth, Moon and Sun, a comet and space exploration, and a map of the main constellations, a moon map, quotes regarding exploring space and a solar system chart.;The book includes sections on the Earth, Sun and Moon; night and day; reasons for the seasons; Earth's closest neighbour; the Sun's family - the solar system; where to go next - planetariums, local junior astronomy societies, cyberspace. There are also photocopiable activity and glossary sheets with each section, to support the relevant vocabulary development.