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- %CO:A,12,72%Attainment target 16: The Earth in space
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- Pupils should develop their knowledge and understanding of the relative
- positions of the Earth, Moon, Sun and the solar system within the
- universe.
-
- Level 1 * be able to describe through talking, or other appropriate
- means, the seasonal changes that occur in the weather and in
- living things.
-
- * know the danger of looking directly at the sun.
-
- * be able to describe, in relation to their home or school,
- the apparent daily motion of the Sun across the sky.
-
- Level 2 * be able to explain why night occurs.
-
- * know that day length changes throughout the year.
-
- * know that we live on a large, spherical, self-contained
- planet, called Earth.
-
- * know that the Earth Sun and Moon are separate bodies.
-
- Level 3 * know that the inclination of the sun in the sky changes
- during the year.
-
- * be able to measure time with a sundial.
-
- Level 4 * know that the phases of the Moon change in a regular and
- predictable manner.
-
- * know that the solar system is made up of the Sun and
- planets, and have an idea of its scale.
-
- * understand that the sun is a star.
-
- Level 5 * be able to relate a simple model of the solar system to
- day/night and year length, changes of day length, seasonal
- changes and changes in the inclination of the Sun.
-
- * be able to observe and record the shape and surface shading
- of the phases of the moon over a period of time.
-
- Level 6 * be able to describe, using relevant scientific language, how
- the Earth, Moon, Sun and planets move relative to one
- another.
-
- * be able to explain that the solar system forms part of the
- galaxy which is part of a larger system called the universe
- and that the position and nature of the component parts of
- the universe change over long time-scales.
-
- Level 7 * be able to argue with the aid of support scientific evidence
- that the Earth is not flat.
-
- * understand that gravity acts towards the centre of every
- astronomical body.
- Level 8 * know that gravity acts between all masses and the magnitude
- of the force diminishes with distance.
-
- * be able to use data on the solar system or other stars to
- speculate on the conditions on other planets.
-
- * know that other planets might be geologically active and
- that their initial composition was determined by their
- distance from the Sun.
-
- Level 9 * be able to relate the idea of gravitational force to the
- behaviour of the tides, the motion of the planets and
- satellites, and the possibilities and limitations of space
- travel.
-
- * understand that the Sun is powered by a nuclear fusion
- process.
-
- * know that variations in solar power affect the Earth's
- climate.
-
- Level 10 * be able to relate current theories of the origin of the
- Earth and the universe to those of the past and those used
- in other cultures.
-
- * understand that gravity is responsible for the collapse of
- stars and the decreasing rate of expansion of the universe.
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