--- title: "Movement of the Earth, Sun and Moon" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-09-13-58-50-movement-of-the-earth-sun-and-moon" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Movement of the Earth, Sun and Moon ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/IMG_0005.JPG) 9 June 2023 [Mrs Dowson](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/sdowson) [Class of 2017](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2017) In Science we have been learning about the movement of the Earth and the Moon around the Sun. We found out that the Sun stays still and does not move. The Earth orbits the Sun in an anti-clockwise direction. At the same time as it is orbiting it is also spinning on its own axis. The moon orbits the Earth, it takes a lunar month for this to happen. We got quite dizzy trying to show these movements but it did help us to understand the process. [Year 5](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [Science](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_1888.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-08-23-06-34-year-6-visit-to-county-hall) Previous ### [Year 6 visit to County Hall](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-08-23-06-34-year-6-visit-to-county-hall) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_2113.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-09-15-10-17-learning-about-polygons) Next ### [Learning about polygons](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2023-06-09-15-10-17-learning-about-polygons) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)