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Our solar system and beyond
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I can describe the motions of Earth to explain day, night and a year, and describe the motion of the Moon to explain why it appears to change shape.
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I can describe our solar system, including ideas about the locations, movements, sizes and distances of the different objects within our solar system.
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I can describe the effects of gravity acting towards the centre of a nearby planet, moon or star.
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I can describe what stars and galaxies are and explain how they look when seen from Earth.
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I can explain why the heating effect of the Sun is greater at midday than at sunrise.
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I can explain why it is winter in the southern hemisphere when it is summer in the northern hemisphere.
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I can explain how and why the seasons change, and why some countries do not have summers and winters.
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I can describe how and why our understanding of the position and motion of Earth has changed over time.
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