SPACE

STARS, PLANETS AND SATELLITES

Sun is a star. Planets move around stars.
Stars have got their own light.

Earth is a planet. Planets move around the

stars. Planets haven’t got own light.

Moon is a satellite. Satellites move around

planets. Satellites haven’t got own light.
We live on planet Earth.
Earth is a big sphere.
*Most of the Earth is covered by water.
*The rest is covered by land.
*There is air all around the Earth.
*This air is called the atmosphere.

WATER

LAND
 THE EARTH MOVES
*The Sun does not move.The Earth moves.
The Earth spins.

*It turns once every 24 hours.This is a day.

*Half the Earth always gets light from the Sun.
In this half it is day.
*The other half does not get light. In this half,
it is night.

SUN
*The Earth also
moves round the Sun.
*This takes one year.
 THE MOON
*You can see the Moon in the
sky at night.It’s a satellite.
*The Moon shines because the
Sun illuminates it.
*The Moon moves round the Earth.

*The Moon is smaller than the Earth.

 THE STARS
*You can see lots of stars in the
sky at night.
*They look very small because
they are very far away from Earth.
*You cannot see the stars during the
day. This is because there is a lot
of light from the Sun.
*The Sun is a star. It is the nearest
star to Earth.
*It gives the Earth light and heat.
 TRUE OR FALSE?
The Sun is a planet.

The Moon is a planet.

The Earth is a star.

 COMPLETE
Earth is a big…
(square, circle, rectangle or
sphere).
Most of the Earth is
covered by…
The rest is covered by…
The atmosphere is…
WHAT MOVES AROUND
WHAT?
The Sun moves around the Moon.
The Sun moves around the Earth.
The Sun spins.
The Moon moves around the Sun.
The Moon moves around the Earth.
The Moon spins.
The Earth moves around the Sun.
The Earth moves around the Moon.
The Earth spins.
 HOW MUCH TIME…?
The Earth spins.
The Earth moves around the
Sun.
 WHAT IS EACH ONE?
The Sun is …
(a star, a planet or a satellite).
The Earth is …
(a star, a planet or a satellite).
The Moon is …
(a star, a planet or a satellite).