Shape and location of the Earth | describes the shape of the Earth using its model – the globe; gives the main features of the shape and dimensions of the Earth | X |
lists the names of the planets of the Solar System and organises them according to the distance from the Sun | X |
The history of knowing the structure of the Solar System | explains the assumptions of the heliocentric theory of Nicolaus Copernicus | X |
Light phenomena | examines experimentally the straight line propagation of light and its consequences, e.g. Camera Obscura, shadow | X |
investigates the phenomenon of light reflection | X |
Mechanism of rotational and circulating motion of the Earth | presents the Earth’s rotational and circulating motion with the help of the model; gives the characteristics of the rotary motion; gives the characteristics of the Earth’s circular motion | demonstrates using the models (e.g. a globe or tellurium) the rotational motion of the Earth; determines its direction, duration, places of sunrise and sunset, and solar noon; demonstrates using planetary (e.g. tellurium or globe model) motion models |
Consequences of the Earth’s rotational and circulating motion | Day and night | finds the relationship between the Earth’s rotational movement and the change of day and night | explains the relationship between the rotational movement and (...) the existence of day and night, the daily rhythm of human life and nature |
Visible wandering of the Sun | X | describes changes in the position of the Sun above the horizon during the day and during the year; indicates on the terrain and on the diagram (or horizon) of the place of sunrise, sunset and the Sun towering during the day and at different times of the year; explains the relationship between the rotational movement and the visible wandering and towering of the Sun |
Seasons, lighting of the Earth | shows the relationship between the planet’s circulation and the changes of the seasons; presents (also using own observations) changes in the Earth’s lighting and in the duration of day and night in different latitudes and seasons | presents changes in the Earth’s lighting in the first days of astronomical seasons |
Solar time and zone time | uses the following concepts with understanding – rotational movement of the Earth, solar time, zone time; explains why time zones and date change boundaries were introduced; uses the map of time zones to determine the difference between zoning and solar time on Earth | explains the relationship between rotational motion and the occurrence of time zones |
The height of the Sun above the horizon | sees the relationship between the altitude of the Sun, the length of the day and the air temperature during the year | explains the relationship between the altitude of the Sun and the length and direction of the shadow; measures the altitude of the Sun during fieldwork and compares the results obtained at different times of the day and year |
Lighting zones, landscape zones | X | shows the relationship between the Earth’s circulation and its lighting zones, and the zonal diversity of the climate and landscapes on Earth |