Unit 5E: Earth, Sun and Moon
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
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
ball
Sunset
The time of day when
the sun “goes down”
Revolve
To go around a point
North
A point on the compass
Orbit
To travel around another
body
South
A point on the compass
Spin
To go around a point
East
A point on the compass
Rotate
To turn on an
axis/centre, like a
playground roundabout
West
A point on the compass
Unit 5E: Vocabulary
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
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
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
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
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun
Shadow
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun: L.O. 4 : N.C. 4.4b
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun
The sun sets
in the evening
The sun rises
in the morning
It is at its
highest at
midday
Unit 5E: The Moving Sun: L.O. 4 : N.C. 4.4b
Unit 5E: Night and Day
Day
Night
Light
Unit 5E: Night and Day: L.O. 6,7 : N.C. 4.4c
Unit 5E: The Rising and Setting Sun
The sun sets
in the west
WEST
The sun rises
in the east
EAST
Unit 5E: The Rising and Setting Sun: L.O. 8,9
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
Unit 5E: Sunrise and Sunset times: Example graph
Unit 5E: The Rising and Setting Sun: L.O. 10
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
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
Unit 5E: The Shape of the Moon
These pictures
show how the
moon would look
from the earth
These pictures
show where the
sunlight hits the
moon
Sunlight
Unit 5E: The Shape of the Moon: L.O.14
Unit 5E: Summary
spherical
spherical
about ¼ the
size of Earth
takes
28 days
Larger than moon,
smaller than sun
Earth
Moon
Earth, Sun
and Moon
appears to
change shape
spherical
Rises in the East
much larger
than Earth
Sets in the West
appears
to move
Sun
Unit 5E: Summary
on axis
once every
24 hours
the sun
Once every
365 days
year