Day 3
Day 3
Circle
• Show the children the Moon wallchart from DK Eyewitness’ MOON. Discuss what they have learnt from Bill Nye’s video ‘The Moon’ which include:
Moon Origin
Eclipse of the moon
Phases of the moon
Read birth of the moon from the same book on p18-19.
• Share the following verses with them:
"Don't the Unbelievers see that the universe was once joined together, then We burst it apart. We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe." (21:30)
• Connect this to the birth of the solar system p18.
"To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth; when He decrees a matter He said to it: "Be"; and it is." (2:117)
• Highlight how Allah is the creator and that whatever He wills is easy for Him. This can be connected to the creation and destruction of the solar system and life on earth and the hereafter.
Group
• Make a moon phases chart using a black vanguard sheet, white chalk and referring to daily moon phase from TheMoon iphone app.
Activity
High
Research: The Planet Quiz as in p83 of Out-of-this-world Astronomy by Joe Rhatigan and Rain Newcomb.
Math: Use ratio to order the distance between planets and the sun.
Medium / Low
‘Eight Great Planets’ song from the book with the same name by Laura Purdie Salas. The audio file can also be found at www.capstonekids.com/sciencesongs
Solar System chart is used as a reference as the song is sung.
Ordinal sequence: Print out pictures of each planet and ask child to order them as sang in the song
Circle
• Show the children the Moon wallchart from DK Eyewitness’ MOON. Discuss what they have learnt from Bill Nye’s video ‘The Moon’ which include:
Moon Origin
Eclipse of the moon
Phases of the moon
Read birth of the moon from the same book on p18-19.
• Share the following verses with them:
"Don't the Unbelievers see that the universe was once joined together, then We burst it apart. We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe." (21:30)
• Connect this to the birth of the solar system p18.
"To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth; when He decrees a matter He said to it: "Be"; and it is." (2:117)
• Highlight how Allah is the creator and that whatever He wills is easy for Him. This can be connected to the creation and destruction of the solar system and life on earth and the hereafter.
Group
• Make a moon phases chart using a black vanguard sheet, white chalk and referring to daily moon phase from TheMoon iphone app.
Activity
High
Research: The Planet Quiz as in p83 of Out-of-this-world Astronomy by Joe Rhatigan and Rain Newcomb.
Math: Use ratio to order the distance between planets and the sun.
Medium / Low
‘Eight Great Planets’ song from the book with the same name by Laura Purdie Salas. The audio file can also be found at www.capstonekids.com/sciencesongs
Solar System chart is used as a reference as the song is sung.
Ordinal sequence: Print out pictures of each planet and ask child to order them as sang in the song
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