Inquiry

Earth and Space Science: Why Does the Earth Move?

We are considering the essential question for Earth and Space Science - ‘Why does the Earth move?’

We want our students to be curious about not just how the Earth moves, but why it moves.  Our students will learn about the layers of the Earth and its atmosphere. We want them to connect all of the different ways in which the world is in motion, to understand that they are never really 'still'.  We want them to make connections between the everyday phenomena they are familiar with (eg. Weather, natural disasters and volcanoes) and the relevant cause-and-effect relationships. We want them to understand how the Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the Sun). They will also be encouraged to think beyond our solar system.