Earth and Space Year 5 Science Booklet | KS2 Solar System, Planets, Sun, Moon, Day and Night Cycles

Year 5 Earth and Space booklet. KS2 Science: solar system, planets, sun as a star, day-night cycle, Earth's rotation, moon phases. UK curriculum.

Earth and Space is the unit Year 5 learners look forward to, but it's also one of the easiest places to pick up persistent misconceptions (the sun "moves", the moon makes its own light, planets orbit in flat circles). This booklet gives learners the diagrams, labelling tasks, and writing prompts to lock in the correct mental models before those misconceptions form.

What's inside:

• The Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies, with scale diagrams and comparisons
• The eight planets of the Solar System, their order, and key facts that distinguish each
• The Sun as a star, with stars described as distant suns
• Earth's rotation on its axis: day and night, sunrise and sunset positions across the year
• The Moon's orbit, phases of the moon (new, waxing, full, waning), and why we see them
• Famous astronomers and space scientists: Galileo, Copernicus, Mae Jemison

UK National Curriculum reference: Year 5 Science, Earth and Space. Aligned to the statutory requirements: describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun; describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth; describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies; use the idea of Earth's rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the Sun.

Who it's for: Year 5 class teachers planning the Earth and Space unit, primary science leads, primary science tutors, parents supporting their child's Year 5 science learning, and homeschool families on the UK national curriculum.

Pair with the free video: The WHOLE Year 5 Earth and Space Unit — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhtSVcAKi8

Also pair with: Year 5 Science Quiz: Planets & Orbits (True/False) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPmirPzOHco

Read the blog post: How to Teach Ecosystems in 3 Simple Steps (The Video-First Method) — https://advisoryscience.com/blog/ecosystems-and-habitats-teaching-resources/how-to-teach-ecosystems-well-in-ks2-and-ks3

Related Year 5 booklets: Scientific Method, Properties and Changes of Materials, Living Things and Their Habitats, Forces, Animals Including Humans.

Related KS2 retrieval resources: Year 5 Science Gap Fill Pack, Year 5 Science Vocabulary Match, Year 5 Science Frayer Models.

Made by an award-winning science educator with 25+ years of teaching experience. Used by 150+ UK schools. Instant download, A4 PDF, print-ready.

Licence: digital product. Personal/classroom use only. Print copies for your own child/children or your class; not for sharing on school drives, WhatsApp groups, social media, or resellers.

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