Detailed elaboration of the topic "Earth - our planet" for the 2nd year of elementary school

This topic draws inspiration from the document "Greening curriculum guidance Teaching and learning for climate action" and provides a framework for incorporating the principles of green education and climate awareness into the teaching of pupils in the 1st to 5th grade of primary schools.

The aim of this topic is to familiarize students with the Earth as the planet they live on and with its important aspects such as water and air. It is important to present information in an understandable and engaging form, suitable for children of this age.

Basic knowledge of the Earth as a planet (shape, division into continents and oceans)

• Shape of the Earth:
  • Discussion: What shape is the earth? (It is round like a ball). Is it the same everywhere?
  • Visual aids: Globe, images of Earth from space.
  • Games and activities: Finding Earth in space pictures, drawing Earth in different colors.
• Continents and Oceans:
  • Narration: The earth consists of land (continents) and water (oceans). There are 7 continents and 5 oceans on Earth.
  • Visual aids: World map, pictures of animals and plants living on different continents.
  • Games and activities: Finding continents and oceans on the map, coloring the map, matching animals to their homes.

The importance of water for life on Earth (water cycle in nature)

• Discussion:
  • Why is water important for life? What would happen if there was no water?
• Water cycle in nature:
  • Simple explanation: Water evaporates from the land and seas, forming clouds, from which rain, snow or hail fall. The water flows into rivers and seas and the whole cycle repeats itself.
  • Visual aids: Pictures of the water cycle, a simple experiment with the evaporation of water (e.g. observing the water level in a glass over several days).
• Games and activities: Drawing pictures of the water cycle, imitating individual phases of the water cycle.

Air and its importance for life

• Discussion:
  • What is air? Is it all around us? How do we know it's there? (breathing, wind). Do we need air to live?
• Visual aids: Balloon (inflating and deflating), pinwheel, experiments with air (for example, observing the immersion and emergence of objects in water).
• Games and activities: Blowing games (eg blowing paper balls), imitating the wind.

Creative activities:

• Production of the earth model:
  • Using a polystyrene sphere, tempera paints and other materials to create a simple model of the Earth. Children can stick pictures of animals and plants typical of individual continents on the model.
• Simple experiments with water and air:
  • Evaporation of water: Observation of the water level in the glass over several days, experiment with evaporation of water in the sun and in the shade.
  • Air has a mass of: We hang two balloons (one inflated and the other empty) on the ends of the scale and observe what happens.
  • Air takes up space: Try immersing the glass in a container of water (we observe how the air in the glass prevents the water from entering).

Note: When developing the theme "Earth - our planet" for the 1st year of elementary school, it is important to use games, practical activities and visual aids so that children can easily learn basic information and at the same time create a positive relationship with nature and its protection.

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