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Year 7 - Space, L1 - The Earth - Coggle Diagram
Year 7 - Space
L1 - The Earth
L2 - The Sun
What a star is
Basic internal structure
Topic crossover - energy
Convective zone, radiative zone
Promoting curisosity
Importance of the sun for life on Earth
Topic crossover - Biology/light
Photosynthesis
Why plants are green
What colour would plants be on an alien planet?
Why we see the visible spectrum
Solar wind
How a star is formed from a nebula
Basic stellar evolution
'Stardust'
L3 - The Seasons
Apparent motion of the sun
Day and night
Principles of a sundial
Years
The Earths tilt and the angle of sunlight
How this affects day length
Angle of sunlight linked to energy incident on each hemi-sphere
Effects of the seasons
L4 - The Moon
Apparent motion of the moon
Phases of the moon
Solar and lunar eclipses
The moons effect on the Earth
Tides
Promoting curiosity
The Moons effects on animals
History of the Moon
L5 - The Solar System
Gravity as the force that holds the solar system together
Concept of an orbit
How an object gets into orbit - Newton's cannon
Weight vs mass
Gravitational field strength basics
Comparison of weight on different planets
Link between gravity and mass
Misconceptions about feeling weightless on the ISS
Basic structure of the solar system
Overview of the planets
Scale of the solar system
L6 - The Universe
Scale of the universe
Light year as a unit of measurement
Idea of looking back in time when observing far away objects
Basic structure of the universe
Galaxies
Promoting interest
Space exploration
Problems with space travel
Hazards
Long distance communication
Travel time
Future planned missions
Possibilities of ET life
Drake equation
SETI
Topic crossover - Biology
Ingredients for life
Big bang
Possible evolution of the universe
Magentic field around the Earth
How a compass works
Promoting curisoity
Magnetic field as a shield around Earth
How mars lost its atmosphere when the magnetic field faded
The Earths atmosphere
Different layers of the atmosphere
Where in the Earth's atmosphere we can find typical manmade objects and natural phenomena
The atmosphere's transparency to the EM spectrum
Topic crossover - Energy/waves
The significance of this for satellite communication and astronomy
Internal structure
Earthquakes
Topic crossover - waves
How Earthquakes transfer energy via waves