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Magnetic Attraction and Repulsion
Following session 7, children look at which types of material are attracted by magnets and which are not. Using an experimental approach, they also investigate the two magnetic poles on a magnet and what happens when like is placed against like, etc.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
The Water Cycle Experiment
In this session children get a better understanding of why there is so much rain in rainforest regions. Chn create simple explanations in wordsildren pictures and diagrams.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
Adaptations of life in the Rainforest
The rainforest ecosystem is one of the oldest on the planet. Animals living there have adapted to suit their habitat. Children find out more about animals who use camouflage, sharp claws, long beaks or tails to survive in the jungle.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
Rainforest Plants - Vines
Epiphytes are small plants that live not in the soil but happily up on the branches of trees in the layers of the rainforest. In this session children find out more and create pastel epiphytes for the Rainforest display.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
Rainforest Pastel Pictures
Using Where the Forest Meets the Sea children study in detail the palette of colours created by the rainforest. Then using pastels and blending techniques children create a pastel rainforest picture.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
Trip to Tropical Plant Centre
In this session children get up close and personal with tropical plants on a visit to a botanical garden, zoo or even a large garden centre. Children find out more about conditions for growth and the life cycles of different plants.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
Expansion of the Empire
Children look at how the Roman Empire expanded over a period of 400 years and then began to diminish in extent. They relate this to the systems of government identified in Session 2. They map the Roman Empire on today’s world map, identifying countries.
Suitable for years 3 and 4.
Observational drawing of a favourite toy
Children learn the word ‘texture’. They look carefully at their favourite toy and talk about the feel and appearance. They decide which media they want to use to represent it and do a beautiful drawing! They talk about their work and the work of other people.
Suitable for years 1 and 2.
How old is my toy?
How do we know that a toy is old? What happens to our toys when they get played with lots? Children explore different toys and look for the signs of age. They choose precise words and explain their reasoning in detail.
Suitable for Years 1 and 2.
Make a Map
Children learn all about Britain and the different countries that make it complete. They write simple labels and create their own personal map of Britain, positioning favourite places and familiar landmarks.
Suitable for Years 1 and 2.
We Are Britain
We all have at least one thing in common – we live in Britain! Chn meet lots of different chn from all over the UK courtesy of We are Britain by B. Zephaniah. They see people move around the UK & other countries é they think about their own histories.
Suitable for Years 1 é 2.
Seed dispersal
Some seeds rattle, some roll, others are just bursting out all over the place! Children discover that plants disperse many seeds in different ways, what clues do their sizes, shapes, weights and textures give us about how they spread?
Suitable for Y5 pupils.
Yr 3 NF Unit 2A Instructions : Recipes and Pet Care
Use recipes in Beware of Boys to identify differences between fiction and non-fiction text and to stimulate recipe writing.
Make pop-up cards without pics and study recipes without ingredients to identify features. Then write instructions for pet care as a poem!
What is it?
Children find out how plants and animals are classified into groups. They then try to identify the minibeasts found during the field trip and create a key using a branching database to enable other children to identify them.
Suitable for Year 4 pupils.
Thermal insulators & conductors
The properties of materials relate to their use as everyday objects such as spoons. Children test the insulating properties of various stirrers & discuss everyday uses of materials for thermal insulation or conduction. Look at diff meanings of word conductor. Suitable for Y4 pupils.
Boat investigation
In this session children investigate how the shape and surface area of a boat can affect how easily it can move through the water. Children test a variety of designs before creating bar charts to show their results. Suitable for Y4 pupils.
Field trip!
Organise a field trip in the school grounds, in the local environment or further afield. Children observe and/or collect minibeasts and record them and any evidence (including plants) to indicate why the habitat is suitable for those organisms.
Suitable for Year 4 pupils.
Explore rocks further
Take part in more practical workshop activities including separating sand and stones by sieving, using ICT to research rocks, looking up vocabulary in dictionaries, sorting and naming rocks and testing the effect of vinegar on rocks.
Suitable for Y3 pupils.
Rock investigations
Learn some key vocabulary about rocks. Take part in a workshop offering a range of activities including testing hardness of rocks, sorting rocks, finding information, drawing rocks and thinking about how pebbles and sand are formed.
Suitable for Y3 pupils.
Under our feet!
Explore what is under our feet. Draw and label a cross section of the Earth. Discover the three main rock types. Test the permeability of different kinds of rocks. Find out information from websites.
Suitable for Y3 pupils.