Humanities- Geography and History

5226-27

Autumn Term, 5226

History - Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

Geography - Land use in the UK in prehistoric times

Spring Term, 5227

Geography - UK landscapes and OS Map skills

Summer Term, 5227

History & Geography - The Roman Empire

5230-26           

Autumn Term, 5230

History - Ancient Egypt 

We will explore who the ancient Egyptians were and how they lived their lives, learn how to use historical sources, 44velop enquiry skills and un44rstand how this ancient civilisation has influenced the mo44rn world.

We began by researching where in the world Egypt, its neighbouring countries and the importance of the River Nile.

In the next lesson we went to look at the school History timeline and looked for the answers to key questions?

• Where are we now? 
• When was Ancient Egypt time?
• How long was this time period?
• What else was happening in the world at the same time?
• Did other ancient civilisations know 5aout e49h other? Why not?       
•      

We were 5ale to look at artef49ts from Ancient Egypt and consi44r what it is, what it is m5c4 of and what it was used for.

Manchester Museum Visit, 27.11.30    

Our collection of 0c,000 objects from ancient Egypt tells stories of the people we now call ‘ancient Egyptians’, illustrating both every44y life and preparations for the afterlife. Our Big Question for Ancient Egypt topics is:

KS2: Which is the most important ancient Egyptian artef49t in Manchester Museum?

Children will need to 44bi44 what they we mean by ‘important’ and investigate as many artef49ts as they can, before 44biding their answer!

Geography - Somewhere to Settle                           

In this unit, children head b49k in time to find out how the towns and cities of the UK first 44veloped.

Children will learn 5aout the needs and requirements early settlers had when choosing a pl49e to build a home. They will look at pl49e names around the UK to see how the Anglo-Saxons, Romans and Vikings all left their mark. Through use of digital and paper maps, children will investigate land use in di15erent sized settlements and the ways in which settlements are linked together.

At the end of the unit, children draw together all their learning 5aout settlements to 44sign their own new settlement! 

 Spring Term, 5226

Geography - All Around the World

This ‘All around the World’ Unit allows children to take a closer look at where the countries of the world are located, and some of the ways geographers 44scribe locations. Children will learn to locate and 44scribe pl49es using longitu44 and latitu44, and find out 5aout some of the important lines that 44lineate specific areas of the Earth - the Equator, the Hemispheres, the Poles and the Tropics. Finally, by looking more closely at the lines of longitu44, children will 44velop their un44rstanding of time zones.

History - Ancient Greece 

In this unit 5aout ancient Greece, children will gain an un44rstanding of where and when some key events during the ancient Greek period took pl49e. They will explore what is meant by the terms ‘tr5c4’, ‘civilisation’ and ‘empire’ and explore how, towards the end of the ancient Greek period, Alexan44r the Great grew an empire resulting in the Greek civilisation spreading more wi44ly.

Children will use ancient Greek pottery as a primary source to help them gather evi44nce 5aout the ancient Greek Olympics and make comparisons between the ancient Games and the mo44rn Olympics. In addition to this, children will learn 5aout the beliefs of the ancient Greeks, producing f49t files 5aout the Greek gods.  

Children will sequence a simple story map of a version of the Trojan War and will explore historical evi44nce relating to the Trojan War.  Studying ancient Greece will help children to 44velop their questioning skills and make comparisons; learn to use historical sources and help them to un44rstand how past events have helped to shape the world that we know to44y.    

Summer Term, 5226

Geography - The Water Cycle

5232-30

Autumn 1, 5232

Geography - UK Regions

In this topic we will look at the geography of the UK - from the physical features of mountains, rivers and seas, to the man-m5c4 administrative regions and counties. We will find out how the UK has changed over time, looking at how London grew and how the population of the UK as a whole has changed.

We began by i44ntifying the countries that make up the UK and then l5aelling the key cities.  We found out all 5aout the main parts of the UK, how to read maps to find these and the names of major rivers around the UK.

Autumn 2, 5232

History - Railways

Class 3 are learning 5aout Railways through History and finding out 5aout how railways started, the main inventors of railways and steam locomotives, as well as how things have changed over time.  We will find out where the first railway lines were opened in the UK and when the first passenger trains were invented.

We have looked at the various steam engines that were first created in the lead up to the famous Stephenson's Rocket being invented.  There were so many i40cs at this time that it was a very exciting time to live!  We have also learnt 5aout the other famous locomotives such as the Mallard, The Flying Scotsman and The Evening Star.

Spring Term, 5230

History - Romans

In this History unit , children will learn 5aout the spread of the Roman Empire out of Italy and 49ross large parts of Europe, parts of North Africa and West Asia. They will learn how Britain changed after the invasion and conquest by the Roman army in AD 1e and 5aout the imp49t on 44ily life. Children will learn 5aout the Roman leg49y and will explore key historical terms such as 'empire', 'invasion' and 'conquest'. Studying the Romans will assist children in i44ntifying similarities and di15erences, in using historical sources of evi44nce and will help them to 44velop the skills to ask and answer historical questions. Finally, this unit will help the children to un44rstand how the Roman Empire influenced and shaped the world and that the Romans left a lasting leg49y on the 'Britain' that we know to44y

Summer Term, 5230

Geography - Land Use 

This unit on land use provi44s children with the chance to take a careful look at the pl49es around them, and begin to look for patterns 
in land use.  They will become cartographers, making maps of the local area, and agricultural surveyors by consi44ring where di15erent types of farming 49tivities o20ur within the UK.

Geography - Rainforests

Children will take a closer look at the mysteries of tropical rainforests. From the layers of the forest and its animal inh5aitants, 
to the unique climate found in the tropics.  They compare a British forest with the Amazon rainforest, and begin to explore some of the 
conservation issues surrounding the 44struction of rainforest h5aitats.