Primary Science Programme - Western Cape

This learning resource consists of:

Astronomy Cards for grades 4 – 9

The Astronomy Cards are an introduction to the new content area in the Natural Sciences curriculum, called ‘Planet Earth and Beyond’.

The Astronomy Cards have been written in the Southern African context as a foundation for Grades 4 – 9 as this is new content for all grades.

The Astronomy Cards are designed to excite learners and stimulate them as they begin their study of our Solar System and beyond.
The activities can be used in different learning areas. Teachers need to select the content and activities to suit their grades and to adapt the activities to address the Assessment Standards of that grade.

We would like to recommend that, if learners have not dealt with ‘Planet Earth and Beyond’ before, teachers start working with these Astronomy Cards in the number order given.

Many of the activities are designed to be used out of the classroom and for observing the night sky.

These Astronomy Cards should be used as resource materials together with textbooks and other learning materials.

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Click to view cards:

1. The Solar System (pdf. 251 KB)
   
2. The Earth (pdf. 618 KB)
3. The Moon (pdf. 796 KB)
   
4. Mercury and Venus (pdf 379 KB)
   
5. Mars (pdf. 995 KB)
   
6. The Gas Giants (pdf. 487 KB)
   
7. Planets Faraway (pdf. 446 KB)
   
8. Comets, Meteors and Asteroids (pdf. 599 KB)
   
9. The Sun (pdf. 556 KB)
   
10. Life, Birth, and Death of Stars (pdf. 624 KB)
    
11. Stories from the Stars (pdf. 770 KB)
    
12. Our Place in Space (pdf. 737 KB)
    
13. Travelling in Space (pdf. 526 KB)
    
14. Working in Space (pdf. 595 KB)
    
15. Looking at our Southern Skies (pdf. 948 KB)
    
16. Discovering New Planets (pdf. 440 KB)