CLASS VI

Week 7 & 8 (Revision) - 18th to 30th May 2020

Name of the Chapter 1.THE EARTH IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
2.GLOBE: LATITUDES & LONGITUDES (till page 10)
TIMING: 35 mins (1 period)
Step -I: Step I: Questions to be discussed in class:
Study the following topic from the textbook
Chapter 1: Pg 1-6 Part- A
 Concept of celestial bodies
 Concept of star and planets 1. What are celestial bodies?
 Concept of solar system 2. What are constellations? Give two examples.
 Asteroids and meteoroid
Chapter 2: Pg -10 3. What is the position of our planet, the earth in our solar system?
 Concept of Globe 4. Name any two types of human-made satellites.
 Axis
5. How did people in the past determine directions?
 Concept of equator
6. What is a globe?
Step – II:
7. Which imaginary line divides globe into two equal halves?
Study the same topic in the following part of Extra mark app
Ch– The Earth in the Solar System and Globe: Latitudes &Longitudes-
Detailed learning – Understanding concept Part -B

Step – III 1. What is an orbit?

If you have any doubts clear them with your subject teacher (Please check 2.What is galaxy?
name and number of the subject teacher from the school website)
3.Describe asteroids and meteoroids.
Step – IV 4.Write the major features of moon.
Revise using following bullet points:
5.State some characteristics of stars and planets.
Chapter-1
6. Define “Equator”.
1. The Sun, the moon and all those objects shining in the night sky are
7. What do you mean by ‘axis’?
together called as Celestial bodies.
2. Stars: They are very big and hot.They are made up of gases.
Part -C
They have their own heat and light.
3. Planets: Celestial bodies which do not have their own heat and light. 1.Why does the moon not have conditions favourable for life?
They are lit by the light of the stars.They move around the Sun in orbits. 2.How would the earth be affected if it is taken (a)too nearer or
4. The Sun, eight planets, satellites and some other objects like asteroids and (b) too far from the sun?
meteoroids together form the Solar system. 3. Write the major difference between a star and a planet.