Slide 1 - NGfL Cymru

							 SPACE
BIOLOGY
What are these and what functions to
they perform?
Copy and complete the table below:
Organ                 Function
Heart

Lungs

Bones

Brain

Intestines

Reproductive system
    YOUR TASK:
   In groups of 5
Using textbooks to
help you, you will
create a human head
and torso like the one
shown here filled with
some of the main
organs found in the
human body.
                 INSTRUCTIONS
1. Draw the human torso (head and body) on the sheet
   of poster paper.
2. Each member of the group choose one organ from
   the list below:
 HEART, LUNGS, LIVER, INTESTINES, STOMACH
3. Draw the organ on plain paper (the size of each organ
   should be in the correct proportion).
4. Colour it in, cut it out.
5. Now stick it in the correct place onto your human
   torso.
6. Be ready to present your torso to the rest of the
   class.
HEART           LUNGS


LIVER           STOMACH




SMALL        LARGE
INTESTINES   INTESTINES
An astronaut’s body has to deal with many physical
stresses such as G-forces caused by accelerating
and decelerating fast and weightlessness caused by
zero gravity.
 What are the physical effects an astronaut
  would have to cope with on their body?

1.Write a couple of lines to explain what you
think would happen to the human body using the
words above.
2.Suggest how astronauts bodies could be
trained to cope with the extreme changes to
their bodies?
  PULSE RATE
INVESTIGATION
          ACTIVITY (In pairs/threes)
        You will plan an investigation to
       measure and compare pulse rates
Title: Measuring pulse rates!
Aim: Explain why you are carrying out this
investigation and what you want to find out.
Prediction: what do you think will happen to your
pulse rate when you exercise and why?
Variables: (Input, Output and Fixed)
Method: Write a step-by-step set of instructions
for how you will carry out this investigation.
       MEASURING PULSE RATE!
Using a stop clock, measure the pulse
rate for 1 minute for yourself and two
others. Record in a simple table.
Name    Resting pulse   Pulse rate immediately
        (bpm)           after 2 mins exercise
                        (bpm)
Method: Now re-write your method for how you
actually carried out your investigation.
Graph: Draw a graph to show the results you
collected for the three members of your group.

Conclusion: what happened to your heart rate?
Explain using your data you collected and the graph
you drew.

Evaluation: List three things that went well and
three things that didn’t or that you found difficult.
Suggest ways you could improve the investigation if
you were to plan t carry it out again.
         What might alien life look like?
      10 MINUTE ALIEN CHALLENGE!

Draw your own
alien and then
customizing it
with weird
features,
colours and
anything else
you can think
of.

GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DESIGN AN
  ALIEN
LIFE FORM
              DESIGN AN ALIEN!
Watch the clip from the film AVATAR.
Notice how different the life forms are on the
planet of PANDORA. How are they adapted to
their planet?

              YOUR CHALLENGE
Design an alien life form based on information
about some newly discovered planets.

You can choose to design a humanoid, an animal
or a plant.
   METEORS
INVESTIGATION
          METEOR CRATERS
Some scientists think that life on
Earth might have happened because of
meteors and comets. They thing that
these may have carried the raw
materials needed for life to evolve.




   Courtesy of Zainubrazvi
   CRATERS INVESTIGATION
Meteors land with a huge force. You will
plan an investigation to find out the
impact meteors might have on the
surface of a planet.
You will investigate the effect of the
MASS of a meteor on the size of a
crater.
          ACTIVITY (In pairs/threes)
Title: Meteor landing!
Aim: Explain why you are carrying out this
investigation and what you want to find out.
Prediction: what do you think will happen to the size
and depth of the impact of a meteor in sand
depending on the size/shape?
Variables: (Input, Output and Fixed)
Method: Write a step-by-step set of instructions
for how you will carry out this investigation.
     You will record two sets of data in the tables below
        (a) Width of crater and (b) Depth of impact.
                             Width of crater (cm)
Mass of Meteor   Drop 1   Drop2     Drop 3      Drop 4   Average
      (g)
      2
      4
      6
      8
     10
                             Depth of crater (cm)
Mass of Meteor   Drop 1   Drop2     Drop 3      Drop 4   Average
      (g)
      2
      4
      6
      8
     10
Method: Now re-write your method for how you
actually carried out your investigation.
Graph: Draw a graph to show the results you
collected for both sets of data (your teacher will
help you with this).

Conclusion: what happened to the crater width
and depth when the mass changed? Explain using
your data you collected and the graph you drew.

Evaluation: List three things that went well and
three things that didn’t or that you found difficult.
Suggest ways you could improve the investigation if
you were to plan t carry it out again.
ROBOT LANDER
 CHALLENGE
      DESIGN A ROBOT LANDER
   Your Challenge is to design and build a Robot
        Lander to explore an alien planet.

Success Criteria:
It must be able to get around over bumpy terrain,
have power/be able to power itself from the sun
and be able to collect samples and transmit
information back to a satellite in space.

Materials:
Scrap paper, Card, Elastic band, Plastic milk tops
(for wheels), Pipe cleaners, Straws, Plastic
containers, Scissors and Glue.