Class 5 learning web – Autumn Term 2015
Will you ever see the water you drink again?
Science & Geography
The Water Cycle, condensation & evaporation
Which countries have experienced earthquakes and tsunamis in your lifetime?
Geography
Investigating recent natural disasters in Bali, Japan, Nepal, Iceland
How is water used to help provide energy to many places?
Science & Geography
How can we recreate a stormy weather pattern using music, drama and dance?
Geography, P.E. & Music
Composition using percussion instruments, IMoves dance.
The use of Hydro-Electric power harnessed by waves
Where would you choose to build a city?
Geography
How do volcanoes impact on the lives of people and why do people choose to live near them?
Geography
Cities built near volcanoes in New Zealand, Italy and Japan.
Looking at cities built in vulnerable locations – Venice, Tokyo, Naples, Los
Angeles
What makes the Earth angry?
Geography
Why are rivers so important?
Geography
Look at land use along the banks of the world’s most famous and largest rivers –
The Earth’s core, erupting volcanoes, extreme weather caused by pollution, global warming and El Niño.
How can we recreate an erupting volcano?
Other Curriculum Areas:
English
Spelling, reading, writing, drama.
Text types: scripts and fictional biographies, recounts, explanations, poetry, Journalistic writing, non-chronological reports, formal letters. transportation, tourism, farming, trade.
Where are the world’s largest rivers?
Geography
Studying the world’s top five largest rivers.
Geography, Science and D.T.
Creating a model using chemical reactions (vinegar and baking soda)
Science study
ICT & Computing
Electricity coding & powerpoints Music
Handel’s water music,
R.E.
Creation across all Religions
Mendelssohn, creating own compositions inspired by water.
Class text: Journey to the River Sea (Eva Ibbotson)
Mathematics
Number & place value, mental x and ÷, decimals percentages and their equivalent fractions,
P.E. swimming/circuit training and dance
French quick revision of past work then the weather & rivers in
France (la Seine) mental + and –, written + and -, problem solving, reasoning & algebra, measurement (time, length, capacity, weight) Roman numerals, written x and ÷, geometry (shape, area, volume & perimeter), fractions, ratio & proportion.
D.T.
(1 st half) making a model of the water cycle Art working with a visiting artist, The Wave by Hokusai
(2 nd half) making a Christmas decoration P4C & Spirituality with an electrical component compassion and generosity (Love)and giving aid