1. Level 3 – Quick Quiz What is the Sun? What does gravity do? Name the nine planets How long does it take the earth to orbit the Sun? How long does it take for the Moon to orbit earth?

2. Satellites Objectives By the end of the lesson I will: –Be able to name some of the things satellites are used for –Know how satellites stay in orbit

3. Satellites A satellite is any object that is in orbit around a planet or other large body in space The earth has many satellites but only one natural one……. ……….The ____________?

4. Is this a satellite?

6. Uses of Satellites Artificial satellites are built by people and launched into orbit around the Earth. They are very useful to us, as they are used for lots of things.

7. What are satellites used for? Mix and match card sort Cut out the boxes, match the satellite to its job Then stick into your books

8. Uses of man-made satellites - Communications

9. Uses of man-made satellites – Weather monitoring Is it cloudy over England at the moment?

10. Uses of man-made satellites - exploration The Hubble Space Telescope

11. Hubble Space Telescope - pictures Which planet is this?

12. Hubble Space Telescope - pictures

13. Uses of man-made satellites - Positioning

14. Space Probes Space ______ are sent out into space to collect __________ information. This is because it would take too long to send ______ to other planets. Some space probes go into orbit around other _______, some land on them, and some even journey out of the _____ ______. probes planets people solar system scientific