Meet the Ancestors
Subject Leads: HISTORY/SCIENCE
Year Group:6
Term:
Trips and visitors
English Non-Fic
Maths Links
Statutory National Curriculum
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Suggested activities/outcomes
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Possible Pupil
Outcomes
Cross-curricular ICT
opportunities
Science
Knowledge and Understanding
 recognise that living things have changed over time & that fossils provide information about living
things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
 recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary & are
not identical to their parents
 identify how animals & plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways & that
adaptation may lead to evolution
 describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals (Y5)
 describe the changes as humans develop to old age (Y5)
Working Scientifically
 using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys,
 reporting and presenting findings from enquiries in a range of oral and written forms identifying
scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments
 Hamilton trust activities – Offspring, Evolution,
Darwin/Wallace/Mendel activities and examples
https://www.hamilton-trust.org.uk/browse/science/y6/evolutionand-inheritance-biology-year-6-new-curriculum/95118
 Explore Darwin’s idea of evolution by using websites such as
http://tinyurl.com/pxle7sh
 Observe, describe and classify pictures/video clips of animals – use
Arkive website
 Discuss which live in hot or cold climates? –
 Use online resources to find out about a specific animal and a
specific plant and then find out how it is suited to the environment
in which it lives – make Top Trumps style cards
 Annotated
pictures and
drawings
 Life cycles
and family
tree diagrams
 Written
discussion,
explanation
etc
 Digital
Research
 Database
software –
2Investigae,
Excel, Branch
etc
 Online
simulations and
animations
Hist
Skelling, Macbeth
Theme in British History (Monarchs)
 Develop chronologically secure knowledge of British history
 Use dates and historical vocab
 Create a family tree for various houses and lines in the UK
monarchy
 Write short biography notes, diary entries, newspaper front pages
 PPT slides
 Tree diagram,
 Non-linear
Power Point
Geography
Classic Novel
Key texts
Maps and fieldwork
 use maps, atlases, globes and digital tools to describe features studied
Locational Knowledge
 name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom,
 name a locate UK geographical regions and their identifying human/physical characteristics,
 Identify and locate key places in the UK related to Kings and
Queens etc
 Identify key places/countries for pupils – family links, migration,
 Look at how monarchy has affected the UK and the individual
countries that make it up
 Labelled
maps
 Written
reports
 Digital mapping
tools
Art
Explanations
English Fiction genres
Design/Make
 use research & develop design criteria to inform design of functional, appealing products
 select /use a wider range of tools and equipment for practical tasks [eg cutting, shaping, joining)
Evaluate
 investigate and analyse a range of existing products
 Disassemble old picture frames and work out how they are made
– mitres corners, how the back is attached etc
 Use wood to create picture frames for portraits created in Art
 Decorate and paint with gold/silver paint
 Hang portraits and picture frames in a class Royal Portrait gallery
 Diagrams and
plans
 Photos
finished
frames
 Digital photos
of outcome and
process
DT
National Portrait Gallery
Topic Summary:
In this topic we will be learning about the scientific theory of evolution, and how living things pass information to their offspring. We will explore how animals and plants are
adapted to their environment, and how this has changed over time. We will look at how fossils are formed, and how they have given us evidence of living things long ago. Will find
out about how and why offspring are the same and different to their parents. We will look at the family tree of the British Royal family, and explore some of the key people and
places in the story of our monarchy. We will look at family portraits, of kings, queens and other rulers, and try creating our own ‘royal’ portraits. We will also make frames to
display out portraits in.
 to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting
 know about great artists, architects and designers in history
 Look at royal portraits – identify key features
 Create their own portraits of royalty, or themselves as a monarch
 Portrait
pictures
 Gallery
websites