Word. Artwork copyright Direct-Ed. KS2 Earth & Space. Designed and Illustrated by Former Marvel Artist Tim Perkins

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1 E PL SA M -In r u o l Co s c i m o C ds or w s s o Cr Word Searc hes Work sheet s am Anagr s Artwork copyright Direct-Ed KS2 Earth & Space Designed and Illustrated by Former Marvel Artist Tim Perkins

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3 Creative Curriculum Comics Welcome to the wonderful world of Creative Curriculum Land, where all manner of curious people and creatures live. You are about to set forth on a fantastic fun-filled adventure where you will need to use all the knowledge you already have to help you to gain NEW knowledge. It will be tricky and you will have to watch out for crazy crosswords, weird word searches, creative writing conundrums and other dastardly, fiendish activities, which will test your problem solving skills, but I am sure you will succeed. Okay, it's time to set off on your journey. Make sure you stick to the path and don't be afraid to answer the questions you will be asked along the way, as these will help you moving towards the end of your quest. Good Luck and I look forward to seeing you at the end of your quest...

4 The Solar System

5 Word Search A S M E D A E A R F U Q S D E I F V E N U S S A E G R G X E W W E B S D A G C H C R R P N L A G R H U C V A T O E J T H T E R V B S U I P S U U H R Y N J U P I T E R Y U T A M Y G L L U D N T H P M A U I I K N M A E C L X A G O O J E N G S V O F U R A N U S B L C F M D W A S A V H V P N Worksheet Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Having a rhyme for remembering the order of the planets is a great help. Come up with your own rhyme. Draw the Solar System for yourself. Colour the planets so they fit their characteristics.

6 The Moon

7 Crossword Across 1. Which Neil walked on the moon? (9) 3. The Moon gets its light from here. (3) 7. What element does the Moon affect here on Earth? (5) 8. When the Moon blocks out the Sun it is called a Total Solar (7) 8 Down 2. The Moon does this around the Earth. (6) 4. When the side of the Moon facing the Earth has no sunlight falling on it, it is called a Moon. (3) 5. This planet has the most moons. (7) 6. This force keeps the Moon going around the Earth. (7) Worksheet You are the first of your age group to travel to the Moon. Describe what it is like being on the Moon, and describe what you can see. The Moon has four stages in its orbit of the Earth, draw and label these four stages.

8 The Earth

9 Activity Questions What time is the Sun at its highest in the sky? How long does it take for the Earth to spin on its axis? At what times of the day are the shadows at their shortest and longest? From which direction does the Sun rise and set? Worksheet Draw and colour the shadow you would expect to see for each position against the superhero below:

10 Development of the Solar System

11 Fill In The Gap believed we are the centre of the Solar System. The Earth at the middle of the Solar System is called the theory. The Sun being the centre of the Solar System was thought up by This theory is known as The type of science these theories come from is called ASTRONOMY GEOCENTRIC HELIOCENTRIC PTOLEMY COPERNICUS Worksheet Task - Convincing the public of new views of the Solar System would have been very difficult in Ptolemy s time, and even more difficult in Copernicus time. You are Ptolemy. Describe to the crowd your new Geocentric Theory. Make it confident so the crowd will be convinced. You are Copernicus. Describe your new Heliocentric Theory. Explain why it is different to the Geocentric model.

12 Stonehenge - Astronomical Clock

13 Unscramble staonrmoy hensotnege lehe eonst nusiadl licesep elaltonitcnos Worksheet Get a picture of Stonehenge from modern times. Draw a version below that you think it would have looked like when it was originally built. If you can, label it to show how it would work as an Astronomical Clock.

14 Well done, you have successfully travelled along your journey and reached the end. Hopefully you have enjoyed learning NEW knowledge along the way and avoided the many traps that lay waiting in the shadows. By answering all the questions you were asked and successfully completing all your activities along the way, you have arrived at the end of your quest, as I promised you would. E Now you know a lot more than you did before setting off on your adventures, which will help you when you embark on any new ones. SA M PL There are lots more adventures through Creative Curriculum Land, lots more subjects to look at, lots more knowledge for you to gain and many more questions to be answered. I hope to see you going on more adventures soon...

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