Year 5 welcomed their parents for their Exit Point on Mission To Mars this afternoon.
Exit Points provide purposeful closure to a learning unit as they give a platform for our students to celebrate and feed forward what they have learnt. During the Exit Point, students have the opportunity to share their knowledge, demonstrate their skills and articulate their understanding to our school community.
Unit Summary What is the next step in human evolution? Could humans, if they needed to, find a new home in our solar system? Mars could be the answer. We need scientists to come on a mission to see if you can help solve the challenges of surviving and thriving on Mars.
Explaining the Theme
In Physical Education, we’ll be learning about:
Increasing stamina and fitness for a Mars mission.
In History, we’ll be learning about:
Space exploration to date that could influence Mars mission.
In International, we’ll be learning about:
Why humans might one day need to live on another planet
The Outer Space Treaty
New rules for space travel and visiting Mars.
In Geography, we’ll be learning about:
The geographical features of Mars.
In Science, we’ll be learning about:
The sizes of planets in our solar system
The different lengths of orbits and rotations
The gravitational pull of celestial bodies
Options for crewed space missions – Venus or Mars
Forces on Mars
Conditions for seeds to germinate
Plants that could grow on Mars
Testing soil acidity
How to test for the presence of life.
In Design, Technology and Innovation, we’ll be learning about:
The technology that has been used to explore Mars
Designing and making a robot rover to explore Mars
Designing shelters for humans to live on Mars.
In Health and Wellbeing, we’ll be learning about:
The challenges of doing everyday tasks in space
Coping with mental and emotional challenges on space missions.
Science: The sizes of planets in our solar system and the different lengths of orbits and rotations.
Maths: The planets, measured and created to scale. Science: The sizes of planets in our solar system and the different lengths of orbits and rotations.
Design, Technology and Innovation: Designing and making a robot rover to explore Mars.
Design, Technology and Innovation: Designing shelters for humans to live on Mars. We printed our designs in 3D.
English: We explored the science fiction genre and wrote our own sci fi stories.
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