Planet Earth and Beyond

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This hands on demonstration helps us to explain how the Earth orbits the Sun.






We created a model of the Moon's surface using flour and baby oil. Then we dropped pebbles onto the surface to show how craters are formed on the Moon by meteorites.  

The Sun

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The hottest thing in our Solar System is the Sun. The biggest thing in the Solar System is the Sun. The coldest planet is Neptune.

By Ishaan



The Super Sun


The Sun is 400 times farther away from us than the Moon. The Sun is about 150 million km from Earth. The Sun is a ball of fire and gas. The Sun is in the middle of our Solar System. I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for the Sun. The Sun gives us light, heat, day and night. I love the Sun. The Sun is 5000 degrees C. 

By Fergus


Space

There are planets called dwarf planets in the Solar System. Pluto is one of the dwarf planets. There are 4 more dwarf planets. There are 5 dwarf planets in total. The dwarf planets go round the Sun. So do the other planets. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Satin, Uranus and Neptune.  The reason why Pluto is not a planet anymore is because it got too small to be a planet. The Sun is made of gassy fire. Some people think that the Sun is yellow, but it is actually white.   

By Maisie

Coping in a Changing World – Art in Hub 7

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In term 2, Hub 7's inquiry topic is focusing on 'Coping in Changing World'.


As part of this inquiry our visual art has been motivated by the changing seasons.  We have been looking at the ways that the change in seasons affect our landscape, colours of foliage and sky, light, textures and temperature.  See our paintings below - a work in progress.










Writing from Hub 2

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HUB 2's Fantastic Space Writing


The Sun


 The Sun rises in the East and it sets in the West. I love how the sun sets and rises. The planets orbit the sun. There are eight planets; Mercury, Venus. Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus.

By Bobbi.
The Earth

The Earth is the planet we live on. We are lucky we live on Earth because there aren't many storms. The sun is a very hot star. The sun might burn us if we don't put sunscreen on all the time. Earth is a very beautiful planet. Me and Torun like learning about planets. I love, love, love learning about planets. When I wasn't even born, Pluto was named a dwarf planet.

By Stella



The Solar System

What is the first planet? Mercury, or Venus, or Uranus, or Neptune, or Saturn, or Jupiter, or Mars? Which planet is the first one? Mercury!
What is the second planet from the sun? Venus.
What is the third planet from the sun? Earth.
What is the forth planet from the sun? Mars.
I like learning about the planets.

By Louie.