Page 5 - York Global Science 1 - Earth & Space

Grade 1 Science Pupil Book is divided into three units. The curriculum areas
in the book are designed to cover all the concepts that Grade 1 pupils of

Science are expected to know.

Each unit starts by listing what you are going to learn. The unit is divided

into chapters, each based on an area of Science that you need to learn. The
chapter is then divided into lessons, which cover what you might learn in a
classroom session.

Each chapter has an introduction designed to motivate and engage from
the start.

Objectives

The chapter Objectives are listed to
give you a concise, balanced view

of what you are about to learn.

1 SPACE O O Ob b Earth and Space Science
Objectives
At the end of this chapter
, I will be able to:
At the end of this chapter, I will be able to:
SYSTEM ➜ Describe patterns in how the Sun, Moon and stars
seem to move.
➜ Describe how sunrise and sunset times change.
➜ Name some objects in the Solar System.
➜ Describe how the planets orbit the Sun.
➜ Describe how the Moon moves around the Earth.
➜ Describe and explain the phases of the Moon.
➜ Compare daylight hours in summer and winter.
➜ Describe how it is night in some countries when it is
daytime in other countries.

Big Picture
Is boiling water hot? Boiling water is 100°C.
The Sun is about 5600°C. 5600 is much
greater than 100. So the Sun is very hot.
We can feel its heat on Earth.
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The Big Picture provides a visual backdrop for
the chapter, setting the scene for the topic.
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