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Evaporation and condensation
Look at evaporation and condensation of water as reversible changes. Discuss everyday examples & uses of evaporation and condensation. Plan and carry out an investigation into the factors that speed up evaporation.
Suitable for Y5 pupils.
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Changing states
Water doesn’t just dry up… it changes state! In this session children investigate how water can exist in all three states and look for evidence of water as vapour, drawing diagrams to explain what is happening. Suitable for Year 5 pupils.
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States of matter
This strand begins with children comparing the properties of the three states of matter – solid, liquid and gas. Water is used as an example of a material that can exist in all three states. Use drama to model this.
Suitable for Y5 pupils.
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Three states of matter
Solid, liquid or gas? That is the question that kicks off this block of six sessions. Children investigate the properties of the three states and sort some familiar and unfamiliar objects into them. Suitable for Y5 pupils.
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Uses of gases
Without oxygen in the atmosphere life on Earth would be impossible, but there is more to gas than breathing it in and out. Children investigate the uses of gases in everyday life situations. Suitable for Y5 pupils.
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Oceans, seas, rivers and lakes
Following their personal choices in session 1, children research the countries they identified. They mark physical features on their maps, including rivers, lakes, deserts and mountains. They also identify the oceans and seas.
Suitable for years 5 and 6.
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Continent Not Country!
Children look closely at the continent of Africa. They recognise that it is a huge and diverse land with many different countries and widely varying landscapes and climates. They take 1/2 countries each and create a huge collage-map of Africa.
Suitable for years 5 and 6.
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Responsibilities
Discuss how the cartoons seen yesterday link to the book We Are All Born Free. Discuss how with rights come responsibilities and what responsibility means. Play the String Game using rights and responsibilities and discover how strong a net can be made.
Suitable for years 5 and 6.
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See for yourself!
Brief introduction to the Convention of Children’s Rights is followed by a close look at the book We Are All Born Free. Watch and discuss short cartoons from UNICEF that illustrate different Human Rights. Children give reasons for their choice of best cartoon.
Suitable for years 5 and 6.
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Madagascan Chameleon
Using Madagascan Chameleons as a model, show children how they can focus upon particularly interesting aspects of their chosen creature. They will need to write an explanation of this feature. Model this using the chameleon’s camouflage.
Suitable for years 5 and 6.
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Mountains to Seas
Using an exciting presentation, children look at a variety of images from across Africa, the largest landmass on the planet. They begin a research project to find out more about a particular type of landscape, possibly linking this to their chosen country.
Suitable for years 5 and 6.
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Italy & The UK
Following the work in Session 11, chn consider how Italy fits into the categories of countries in the modern world. After a discussion of the difference between developed and developing countries, children identify the differences between Italy and the UK.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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Hadrian's Wall
Children study old Roman maps and look at the walls that the Romans built to protect their empire. They study Hadrian’s wall and look at pictures. They create their own map of the boundaries of the Roman empire, drawing walls, marking rivers, coasts etc.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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Roman Baths & Toilets
In this session children look at how the Romans improved hygiene arrangements across the empire by providing clean water and drains for sewage. Children investigate Roman toilets and baths, and discuss the positive effects of these innovations.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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Researching Roman mosaics
Children research the internet and non-fiction texts and look for information about Roman mosaics. They talk about the images that Romans used in creating these, and then use a software package to create their own mosaics. Some chn do further research.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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Hannibal Crossing the Alps With Elephants
The story of Hannibal’s journey across the Alps with elephants is told and discussed. Children identify the Alps and surrounding countries on map and ponder the difficulties of the terrain in relation to this event. They make a collage of Hannibal’s journey.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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Roman Ball Games For Children
Children explore the life lived by Roman children, rich and poor. They think about schooling and also about their leisure times, comparing the life of children in Roman times with that of children in Britain today. Then they play Roman ball games.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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From Romans To Save The Children
Children continue work on health and hygiene in relation to clean water and the diseases caused/transmitted by dirty water. Using the Save the Children website, children discover the ways in which this issue is being tackled in different parts of the world.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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Designing an Amphitheatre
Children continue the work on gladiators and Roman entertainment and look at amphitheatres. They study what they look like and realise that these varied from place to place. They begin to plan and design their own model amphitheatre.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
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Amphitheatres, the Colosseum
Children continue the work on the Coliseum in Rome. They find out about its history and then identify and locate this building in today’s Rome. Pointing out that it can be visited, chn look at tourist brochures and plan a visit!
Suitable for years 3 and 4.