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UKS2: Mount Etna
Class Teachers: Miss Goodgame and Mrs Gustafson
Term 3 and 4 Project: Frozen Kingdoms
In the Frozen Kingdoms project, your child will learn about the regions of the Arctic and Antarctic. They will learn about the similarities and differences between these two regions, including the climate, landscape and natural resources.
They will learn how to use grid references, lines of latitude and longitude, contour lines and symbols to identify the geographical locations of the Arctic and Antarctic, and how these, along with the tilt of the Earth, affect day length and warmth.
They will investigate polar oceans to learn how they differ from other oceans on Earth and how climate change increases Earth's temperature and leads to rising sea levels.
They will learn about the indigenous people of the Arctic, including how their lives have changed over time, and about the positives and negatives of tourism in Antarctica. They will also learn about classifying animals, animal adaptations and evolution, and polar exploration and discovery.
What are we learning this term?
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Maths |
Multiplication and division, fractions, decimals and percentages, area and perimeter, statistics. |
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Reading |
Class text: The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell |
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Writing |
Diary writing: Scott of the Antarctic. Non-chronological report: Emperor Penguins. Narrative: Based on Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo. Narrative: Based on The Whale by Ethan and Vita Murrow |
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Memorable Experience |
An expedition to Deer Park woods. |
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History |
Great achievements within Antarctic exploration include Captain Cook's crossing of the Antarctic Circle, in the 1770s; Captain James Clark Ross' discovery of Mount Erebus, the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf; and the expedition to reach the South Pole by Shackleton, Amundsen and Scott, between 1901 and 1916 during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. |
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Science |
Electrical Circuits and Components: This project teaches children about electrical circuits, their components and how they function. They recognise how the voltage of cells affects the output of a circuit and record circuits using standard symbols. It also teaches children about programmable devices, sensors and monitoring. They combine their learning to design and make programmable home devices. |
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Design and Technology |
Engineer: This project teaches children about remarkable engineers and significant bridges, learning to identify features, such as beams, arches and trusses. They complete a bridge-building engineering challenge to create a bridge prototype. |
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Art |
Inuit: This project teaches children about the Inuit way of life, including some of their cultural and artistic traditions. Significant Inuit artists include Jessie Oonark, Karoo Ashevak, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetak and Pitseolak Ashoona. |
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PE |
Netball, Jazz FusiYogaon Dance, Team Building and Problem Solving, Dodgeball |
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RE |
Christianity: The importance of ‘Creation’ in the timeline of the ‘big story’ of the Bible. Weigh up how far the Genesis 1 creation story is in conflict or complimentary to scientific account. Christianity: Understand how Incarnation and Salvation fit within the ‘big story’ of the Bible, understand the Christian idea of Jesus’ sacrifice and weigh up the value and impact of sacrifice in their own lives. |
