SCAFELL PIKE

TERM 2 PROJECT

Rocks, relics and rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, your child will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. They will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. They will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. They will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. They will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have.

Suggested text	The Firework-Maker's Daughter – Philip Pullman
Memorable experience	Let's rock!
Innovate challenge	Red alert!
Geography	Layers of the Earth; Rocks; Plate tectonics; Ring of Fire; Features of volcanoes; Lines of latitude and longitude; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes and tsunamis; Compass points; Maps
English	Non-chronological reports; Poetry; Newspaper reports; Diaries
Computing	Databases
History	Significant people – Mary Anning; Pompeii
Music	Graphic scores
Science	Forces and Magnets - This project teaches children about contact and non-contact forces, including friction and magnetism. They investigate frictional and magnetic forces, and identify parts of a magnet and magnetic materials.

 

PE

Thursday - Outdoor PE

Friday - Indoor PE

Please ensure your child comes to school in their PE kit on these days.

 

Home Learning

Learning with Parents - we will be setting weekly home learning as well as reading tasks. Please login to www.learningwithparents.com

TTRS and Numbots - please login to www.play.ttrockstars.com

Complete Maths - please login to www.completemaths.com

 

memorable experience - rocks, relics and rumbles

Scafell Pike had a great memorable experience today learning about fossils, rocks and relics! They were given the chance to sort and label rocks and minerals whilst handling them giving them first hand experience! They learnt about fossils and ammonites and were able to handle and look at several examples of these. They saw fossilised mammoth and shark teeth, so many ammonites and were able to handle a range of different sized animals’ vertebrae!