Suns, Stars and Stories :

Key Stage 1

This programme uses stories to tell us why we have night and day, before looking at some simple star patterns and hearing the stories behind the pictures.

Curriculum links: Night and Day, Speaking and Listening, Native American stories

 Worldwide Star Stories:

Key Stages 1 and 2

Worldwide Star Stories looks at star mythology from around the world using stories from the Ancient Greek, Egyptian, Native American and Hindu stargazers.

Curriculum links: Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Hindu, Myths and Legends, Narrative writing

 Greek Myths:

Key Stage 2

Discover some of the characters from Greek mythology and hear their stories. We then discover how the Ancient Greeks saw the stars and what they thought about them.

Curriculum links: Ancient Greeks, Myths and Legends

 Egypt:

Key Stage 2

Find out what the Ancient Egyptians thought about the stars and hear some of the stories that come from that time.

Curriculum links: Egyptians, Myths and Legends

 The Planets and Stars:

Key Stage 2 and 3

Explore the Solar System by visiting the planets and other objects. Then find out more about the night time sky.

Curriculum links: The Earth and beyond, The Solar System, Earth, Moon and Sun, Myths and legends

 Earth, Moon and Sun:

Key Stage 2 and 3

How do these objects interact with each other? Why do we get different seasons? Why does the Moon look different throughout the month? Find out the answers to these questions and more before looking at the night time sky.

Curriculum links: Earth, Moon and Sun, The Earth and Beyond, Myths and legends.

 The Life of Stars:

Key Stage 3 and 4

Follow the life of a star from birth to death as we discover different types of stars. Then explore different examples of these in our night time sky.

Curriculum links: Stellar evolution.