Unit 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon
“Use diagrams and text to show what the Sun,
the Earth and the Moon would look like to a
person standing on Mars.”
Unit 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon
T
Unit 5E: Vocabulary
Earth Our home planet Axis A fixed point which an
object spins round
Moon The Earth’s satellite Sunrise The time of day when
the sun “comes up”
Sphere A round object, like a Sunset The time of day when
ball the sun “goes down”
Revolve To go around a point North A point on the compass
Orbit To travel around another South A point on the compass
body
Spin To go around a point East A point on the compass
Rotate To turn on an West A point on the compass
axis/centre, like a
playground roundabout
Unit 5E: Vocabulary
V
Unit 5E: What shape are the Earth, the Sun and the Moon?
The Moon
The Earth
The Sun
Unit 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon: L.O. 1,2 : N.C. 4.4a
D
Unit 5E: What shape are the Earth, the Sun and the Moon?
Unit 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon: L.O. 1,2 : N.C. 4.4a
D
Unit 5E: The sizes of the Earth, the Sun and the Moon
The sun is about 110 times
bigger than the Earth!
Moon Earth
Sun
The moon is about ¼ the
size of the Earth.
Unit 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon: L.O. 3
D
Unit 5E: The sizes of the Earth, the Sun and the Moon
The moon orbits the Earth
The Earth orbits the sun
Unit 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon: L.O. 3
D
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun
Shadow
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun: L.O. 4 : N.C. 4.4b
D
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun
The sun sets The sun rises
in the evening in the morning
It is at its
highest at
midday
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun: L.O. 4 : N.C. 4.4b
D
Unit 5E: Night and Day
Day Night
Light
Unit 5E: Night and Day: L.O. 6,7 : N.C. 4.4c
D
Unit 5E: The Rising and Setting Sun
The sun sets The sun rises
in the west in the east
WEST EAST
Unit 5E: The Rising and Setting Sun: L.O. 8,9
D
Unit 5E: Sunrise and Sunset Times
Date Sunrise Sunset
1st January 08:15 16:00
1st February 07:45 17:00
1st March 07:00 17:45
1st April 05:45 18:45
1st May 04:30 19:30
1st June 04:00 20:15
1st July 03:45 20:30
1st August 04:30 20:00
1st September 05:15 19:00
1st October 06:15 17:45
1st November 07:00 16:45
1st December 08:00 16:00
“Use the data in the table to plot a bar chart showing sunrise and
sunset times. See the example if you are unsure how to present your
work.”
Unit 5E: The Rising and Setting Sun: L.O. 10
A
Unit 5E: Sunrise and Sunset times: Example graph
Unit 5E: The Rising and Setting Sun: L.O. 10
A
Unit 5E: Orbits
The moon orbits the Earth
It takes 28 days to orbit the Earth once
Unit 5E: Orbits: L.O. 11,12,13 : N.C. 4.4d
D
Unit 5E: Orbits
The Earth orbits the sun
It takes 1 year to orbit the sun once
Unit 5E: Orbits: L.O. 11,12,13 : N.C. 4.4d
D
Unit 5E: The Shape of the Moon
These pictures These pictures
show where the show how the
sunlight hits the moon would look
moon from the earth
Sunlight
Unit 5E: The Shape of the Moon: L.O.14
D
Unit 5E: Summary
spherical spherical
about ¼ the
Larger than moon,
size of Earth
smaller than sun
takes Earth
28 days Moon on axis
Earth, Sun
and Moon once every
24 hours
Sun
appears to spherical
change shape
the sun
much larger
Rises in the East than Earth
Once every
appears 365 days
Sets in the West to move year
Unit 5E: Summary
S