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Lesson 1: Investigating asteroid craters - Planning

Applying knowledge of gravity, air resistance and the Earth and space to make predictions and plan an enquiry about asteroids and their impacts.

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Arrange the class into groups of three. Give each group the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Science – Earth and space if required (see Adaptive teaching).

Show slide 1 of the Presentation: Celestial bodies, which shows an astronaut working on the International Space Station with the Earth in the background.

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