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England National Curriculum · Year 5 · Science · Earth and space

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Science

Earth and space

UK-UKS2-Y5-SCI-E — opens in a new tab

Earth and space
Pupils should be taught to:
describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the sun in the solar system
describe the movement of the moon relative to the Earth
describe the sun, Earth and moon as approximately spherical bodies
use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky

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