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Introduction

This lesson is part of a series of lessons designed to inform you of some different ways to use LessonUp’s assessment features. There are a few examples based around random subjects for you to explore, if you want some help designing some for your teaching areas, department or school, get in touch with us at [e-mail] and we would be glad to help! LessonUp is an all-in-one teacher toolkit that allows you to create complete lessons, use and edit lessons created by other teachers, and deliver interactive lessons in the classroom or remotely. Save time, increase student engagement, and monitor pupil progress in a secure, centralised online teaching platform.

Instructions

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Interactive features

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Microscopes

Eyepiece = an ocular lens, magnifies 10x

Tube = eyepiece holder

Nosepiece = rotating magazine (also known as a nosepiece or turret) for the objective lenses

Objective lens = lens in the nosepiece. Magnifies 4x, 10x, and 40x

Stage = the surface on which the specimen lies

Stand = this is what you hold the microscope with when transporting it

Focusing knob = used to adjust the focus of the image. There is a coarse focus knob and a fine focus knob

Lamp = light source

Diaphragm = used to control the amount of light

Base = the part on which the microscope stands

Click on the hotspots to learn more about how a microscope works.

main road

crossroads or junction

to cycle

You pay a fare for the bus

cycle path

traffic light

pedestrian

You pay a fare for the cab

les baskets

le T-shirt

la montre

le chapeau

le legging

le sweat-shirt

le top

le pantalon

les chaussures

le jean

Click on the hotspots to learn more about the planets.

Our solar system

Earth: Earth is composed of two-thirds water and one-third land. As far as we know, this is the only planet where life is possible.

Venus: Venus is located in the 2nd row towards the Sun, at a distance of just over 108 million kilometers from the Sun.

Mars: The rocks on Mars contain a lot of iron. The iron has oxidized, causing it to rust. Rusty iron has a red-brown color, which is why Mars has its red appearance.

Uranus: On a clear night, you can see Uranus from Earth.

Jupiter: Earth fits into Jupiter approximately 1300 times, but because it is mainly composed of light gases, the planet weighs only 318 times as much as the Earth.

Saturn: Saturn, the second-largest planet in our solar system and the sixth one from the Sun, is the farthest planet that we can see without a telescope.

Neptune: It is located at about 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, which causes freezing temperatures of around -200 degrees Celsius.

Pluto: Pluto was originally considered a full-fledged planet, but it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.

Sun: The sun is not a planet but a star, a burning gas sphere. Its radiation makes life on our Earth possible. It is also the closest star to Earth.

Mercury: The planet Mercury is named after the Roman god of trade and profit. Mercury is the smallest planet.

What would space sound like? It is certainly not quiet! Researchers have collected sounds from planets. And they sound a bit scary...

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Mysterious ninth planet? In 2016 it was announced that there might be a ninth planet! This planet is said to consist mainly of ice and is about 4 times the size of Earth!