UKS2 Topic: Earliest Civilisations: The Indus Valley Block D: Craftspeople and Trade Find out about the creativity of the Indus Valley people and try your hand at making some of the artefacts that you study. Learn about the process of trade and the goods involved. Block D: Craftspeople and Main outcome: History Other outcomes: D&T, English, Art, Geography and Computing trade [4 Sessions] By the end of this block you will have achieved the following outcomes: Know and understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world: the nature of ancient civilisations; the expansion and dissolution of empires; characteristic features of past non-European societies; achievements and follies of mankind. Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims, and discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed. Understand historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and use them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends, frame historically-valid questions and create their own structured accounts, including written narratives and analyses. Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between local, regional, national and international history; between cultural, economic, military, political, religious and social history, and between short- and long-timescales. Improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including working with clay. Generate, develop and communicate their ideas through discussion and annotated sketches. Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks. Select from and use a wider range of materials and components. Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate and describe features. Select and use a variety of software. Use technology responsibly. Participate in role play. Use spoken language to develop understanding through imagining and exploring ideas. © Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’) have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links, changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use. Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links. UKS2 Topic: Earliest Civilisations: The Indus Valley Block D: Craftspeople and Trade Children will: Session 1 History and Art Craftspeople Learn about some of the objects that Indus valley craftspeople produced; find out how potters created pots during the Indus Valley civilisation and then make a pot in the style of an Indus Valley craftsperson. Session 2 History and Art Jewellery Describe some Indus Valley jewellery; list the materials that Indus Valley jewellers used and then make a necklace or bracelet in the style of Indus Valley jewellery. Session 3 History, D&T, and Geography Trading Discover the trade routes and modes of transport used by traders of the Indus Valley civilisation; learn some of the goods which were traded; make a set of balance scales in the style of those used by the Indus Valley traders. Session 4 History, Computing, and English Bartering Use role play to try bartering; list the types of goods that could be bartered; play and evaluate a simulation game about Indus Valley traders. List some of the objects that Indus valley craftspeople produced. Explain how potters created pots during the Indus Valley civilisation. Make a pot in the style of an Indus Valley craftsperson. Children will: Describe some Indus Valley jewellery. List the materials that Indus Valley jewellers used. Make a necklace or bracelet in the style of Indus Valley jewellery. Children will: Describe the trade routes and modes of transport used by traders of the Indus Valley civilisation. List some of the goods which were traded. Make a set of balance scales in the style of those used by the Indus Valley traders. Children will: Use role play to try bartering. List the types of goods that could be bartered. Play and evaluate a simulation game about Indus Valley traders. Resources Session 1 Provided: Information sheet Indus Valley Artefacts. You will need: Air-dried clay (unless you have a kiln at school); Black (and red) paint & brushes; Diluted PVA glue to act as a glaze; Rolling pins; Aprons. Session 2 Provided: Information sheet on Indus Valley Jewellery. You will need: Air-dried clay; Needles with large eyes; Thick thread or thin string; Paints, including silver and gold if possible; Pasta of various shapes. Session 3 Provided: Information sheet on Indus Valley Trading. You will need: Wood; Card; Thick thread/thin string; Margarine tubs/yoghurt pots; Scissors, Hacksaws; Plasticine; World map. Session 4 Provided: You will need: Access to the internet; Sufficient PCs/laptops for children to work in pairs. © Original resource copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users. The links to the websites and the contents of the web pages associated with such links specified on this list (hereafter collectively referred to as the ‘Links’) have been checked by Hamilton Trust (being the operating name of the registered charity, William Rowan Hamilton Trust) and to the best of Hamilton Trust’s knowledge, are correct and accurate at the time of publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other terms and conditions on the Hamilton Trust website, you acknowledge that Hamilton Trust has no control over such Links and indeed, the owners of such Links may have removed such Links, changed such Links and/or contents associated with such Links. Therefore, it is your sole responsibility to verify any of the Links which you wish you use. Hamilton Trust excludes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any Links.