Whole unit of planning, resources and PowerPoints on Early Islam.
Sunni/Shia Divide
Rise of Islam Timeline
Trading along the Silk Road
Baghdad in 900 CE
Islamic Art
Dark Age vs Golden Age (London/Baghdad comparison)
Geometric Patterns
Calligraphy
Eid Menu & Recipes
Used English lessons to teach: Life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), Guide to Ramadan and Eid (resources not included)
Whole unit for teaching fundamentals of working scientifically and then carrying out a basic experiment, including:
● What is working scientifically?
● What are variables?
● Dependent, independent and control
● Introduce experiment for this week and identify variables
● How to measure and select the right equipment
● How to be accurate and precise (link to maths: averages, rounding and units of measure)
● Carrying out experiment as planned
● How to record results clearly - how to draw tables
● Reporting findings through graphs
● Types of graph for different purposes
● How to draw a graph accurately
● What is a conclusion?
● How do we know our conclusion is correct?
● Can we find other evidence to support our findings?
Taught to a mixed ability Year 6 group but could be adapted to other year groups.
National Curriculum Objectives:
● Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary
● Taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate
● Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs
● Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and a degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations
● Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments
● Using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests
Whole scheme of work on Light for Year 6 including:
Light sources
Testing transparent, translucent and opaque items
Enquiry into whether light travels in straight lines
How our eyes see
Whole scheme of work on Electricity for Year 6 for Science Week based on plans from Hamilton Science: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/electricity-electric-celebrations-year-6-11089607
Children have to design and create a functioning light decoration using knowledge of circuits and conductivity.
We then presented to school ‘dragons’ and the winners received a prize!