5TH GRADE: SOCIAL SCIENCES. The world around us

In this unit we are going to learn about the Earth and the Universe.
Aquí os dejo un enlace de la NASA con información interesante para niños:
NASA
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The Solar System

The Earth and its layers

Rap: Solar System

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

When?

TEST REVIEW

1. Choose the correct answer. 

a) What causes it to be day on one side of Earth and night on the other? 

i. The rotation of the Earth

ii. The revolution of the Earth around the Sun 

b) What causes the seasons? 

i. The rotation of the Earth

ii. The revolution of the Earth around the Sun 

c) Why are the seasons different in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? 

i. Because the axis is inclined. 

ii. Because the Earth takes 365 to orbit the Sun. 

d) Why does the appearance of the Moon change? 

i. Because it’s fixed in one place. 

ii. Because it orbits the Earth.

2. Use the underline words to complete the sentences

the Earth         mantle           Milky Way        Neptune          Venus               revolution

a) Our Solar System is found in the ______________________galaxy. 

b) The inner planets are Mercury, ____________________Earth and Mars. 

c) The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ______________ . 

d) The Earth has four layers: the crust, the  _______________ , the outer core and the inner core. 

d) The Earth orbits the Sun. This movement is called _________________. 

e) The Moon takes 28 days to orbit the _____________________ .

3. Draw and label four phases of the Moon

The Earth