6 OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS A VERY SMALL PART OF ONE OF BILLIONS OF GALAXIES IN THE UNIVERSE

Task 1: A calendar

Topic: time

Level: Primary (1.–5. Graders)

Subject: national history and geography

Recommended age of pupils: 6–11 years old or older

Time allocated: 1 lessons

List of equipment needed for pairs of pupils:

A worksheet, a pencil, a calendar

The goal of the activity is to get acquainted with the calendar.

	Work content	Time	Material and equipment needed	Teacher’s activity	Pupils’ activity
Introduction to topic – motivation	Familiarization with the calendar	5 minutes	A worksheet, a pencil, a calendar.	The teacher tells pupils the procedure of completion the tasks.	Pupils divide themselves into pairs, they read the worksheet, ask potential questions.
Pre-laboratory preparation	Dividing pupils into groups, motivation, formulation of the target, assessment, a worksheet.	5 minutes	A worksheet, a pencil, a calendar	Divides pupils into groups, motivation, formulates the target, introduces the assessment criteria to pupils, distributes the worksheets, and supervises pupils when working.
Practical (research) activity	Completing the tasks in the worksheet.	30 minutes		The teacher supervises pupils when working.	Pupils complete the worksheet.
Evaluation of lessons	Comparing the testing methods of each group – a discussion between pupils and the teacher	5 minutes		The teacher evaluates pupils’ work within the groups.	Pupils evaluate themselves and each other.