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6 OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS A VERY SMALL PART OF ONE OF BILLIONS OF GALAXIES IN THE UNIVERSE
- Theory
- TASKS
- 3.1 Time measurement (sundials, hourglass)
- 3.2 Phases of the Moon
- 3.3 A calendar
- 3.4 Orientation in the countryside
- 3.5 Models of planets and the Sun
- Task 1: Count the dimensions of the bodies and their distances in your model
- Task 2: Make a model of the solar system using foods of a round shape
- Task 3: Make a model of the solar system from the newspaper and starch.
- Task 4: Model of the Sun
- Task 5: Model of a comet
- Task 6: Create a comet nucleus model with a similar composition as a real comet
- Task 7: Make a comet nucleus model that you can enjoy eating
- 3.6 Orientation in the sky
- WORKSHEETS FOR PUPILS
Task 1: A Sundial
List of equipment needed for pairs of pupils:
- A Paper plate
- A Stick
- Letters or a felt-tip pen
Equipment for the teacher: https://www.sikovne-ruce.eu/napady/slunecni-hodiny/
List of practical (research) activities:
Description – a brief summary: The goal of the activity is to get acquainted with different types of clocks.
Description – Individual sections of the first lesson
| Work content | Time | Material and equipment needed | Teacher’s activity | Pupils’ activity | |
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Introduction to topic - motivation |
Excursion to see sundials in the vicinity of the school | 2 lessons |
Notebook for recording sundials’ time, a pencil
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Describes the importance of sundials. Manages and assesses pupils’ activities. |
In the form of a group work, they make drawings of sundials.
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Pre-laboratory preparation
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Dividing pupils into groups, motivation, formulation of the target, assessment, a worksheet. | 30 minutes or based on the distance of sundials |
Notebook for recording sundials’ time, a pencil
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Divides pupils into groups, motivation, formulates the target, introduces the assessment to pupils, distributes the worksheets, supervises pupils when working, and manages the transfer. |
Transfer to the place of sundials, complete the worksheet with tasks, cooperate within the group, and ask the teacher questions.
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Practical (research) activity
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Making a sundial. |
45 Minutes
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Notebook for recording sundials’ time, a pencil, a camera.
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Pays attention to pupils.
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They make the sundials.
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Evaluation of lessons
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Summary, advantages and disadvantages of sundials, presentations. |
45 Minuten
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A projector, a computer.
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Controlled discussion with pupils.
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Characteristics of sundials in a season.
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- Preparation of the visit to the places with sundials near school or surrounding villages. (45 minutes)
Equipment: a notebook, a pencil
The teacher plans a route of excursion around the sundials near the school. He/she will be acquainted with the basic parts, description, accessibility, characteristics, and creators of the clock. He/she selects a simple clock to be drawn by pupils. If there are no sundials near the school, the sundials database can be used (http://www.astrohk.cz/ slunecni_hodiny.html). Pupils will make a drawing of the sundial and write important information about it. E.g. address, dial range, geographic orientation, graphical form, curiosities. - Pupils make a sundial using paper or prepared material. They complete the worksheet. (45 minutes)
Equipment: A paper plate, a stick, letters or a felt-tip pen
Pupils make the sundial in groups according to the instructions and complete the worksheet. - Discussion about different types of sundials.
The final lesson is accompanied by a slideshow of the images in the PowerPoint presentation. The presentation contains types of questions such as:
a) When is it not possible to use sundials?
b) Why do sundials show a different time than the radio-controlled clocks?
c) Can we use a sundial at night? If yes, when? - Presentation of the photographs showing the construction of the sundials. The presentation is accompanied by a discussion with pupils
Pic 82: Polos
(Source: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polos)