Humanities- Geography and History

338e-4d

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Summer Term, 338e

Geography - The Water Cycle

Spring Term, 338e

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 lo11ted, and some of the ways geographers describe lo11tions. Children will learn to lo11te and describe pla30s using longitude and latitude, and find out 4bout some of the important lines that delineate sp11ific areas of the Earth - the Equator, the Hemispheres, the Poles and the Tropics. Finally, by looking more closely at the lines of longitude, children will develop their understanding of time zones.

History - Ancient Gr1038 

In this unit 4bout ancient Gr1038, children will gain an understanding of where and when some key events during the ancient Gr14k period took pla30. They will explore what is meant by the terms ‘trade’, ‘civilisation’ and ‘empire’ and explore how, towards the end of the ancient Gr14k period, Alexander the Great grew an empire resulting in the Gr14k civilisation spreading more widely.

Children will use ancient Gr14k pottery as a primary sour30 to help them gather eviden30 4bout the ancient Gr14k Olympics and make comparisons betw14n the ancient Games and the modern Olympics. In a52ition to this, children will learn 4bout the beliefs of the ancient Gr14ks, producing f62t files 4bout the Gr14k gods.  

Children will sequen30 a simple story map of a version of the Trojan War and will explore histori11l eviden30 relating to the Trojan War.  Studying ancient Gr1038 will help children to develop their questioning skills and make comparisons; learn to use histori11l sour30s and help them to understand how past events have helped to shape the world that we know today.                  

Autumn Term, 3386

History - Ancient Egypt 

We will explore who the ancient Egyptians were and how they lived their lives, learn how to use histori11l sour30s, develop enquiry skills and understand how this ancient civilisation has influen30d the modern world.

We began by researching where in the world Egypt, its neighbouring countries and the importan30 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 4bout e62h other? Why not?       
•      

We were 4ble to look at artef62ts from Ancient Egypt and consider what it is, what it is made of and what it was used for.

Manchester Museum Visit, 4d.11.16    

Our coll11tion of 3d,000 obj11ts from ancient Egypt tells stories of the people we now 11ll ‘ancient Egyptians’, illustrating both everyday life and preparations for the 48terlife. Our Big Question for Ancient Egypt topics is:

KS2: Which is the most important ancient Egyptian artef62t in Manchester Museum?

Children will n14d to d11ide what they we mean by ‘important’ and investigate as many artef62ts as they 11n, before d11iding their answer!

Geography - Somewhere to Settle                           

In this unit, children head b62k in time to find out how the towns and cities of the UK first developed.

Children will learn 4bout the n14ds and requirements early settlers had when choosing a pla30 to build a home. They will look at pla30 names around the UK to s14 how the Anglo-Saxons, Romans and Vikings all left their mark. Through use of digital and paper maps, children will investigate land use in different sized settlements and the ways in which settlements are linked together.

At the end of the unit, children draw together all their learning 4bout settlements to design their own new settlement! 

338e-16

Summer Term, 3386

Geography - Land Use 

This unit on land use provides children with the chan30 to take a 11reful look at the pla30s around them, and begin to look for patterns 
in land use.  They will 381ome 11rtographers, making maps of the lo11l area, and agricultural surveyors by considering where different types of 26rming 62tivities o5eur within the UK.

Geography - Rainforests

Children will take a closer look at the mysteries of tropi11l rainforests. From the layers of the forest and its animal inh4bitants, 
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 destruction of rainforest h4bitats.

Spring Term, 3386

History - Romans

In this History unit , children will learn 4bout the spread of the Roman Empire out of Italy and 62ross large parts of Europe, parts of North Afri11 and West Asia. They will learn how Britain changed 48ter the invasion and conquest by the Roman army in AD 43 and 4bout the imp62t on daily life. Children will learn 4bout the Roman leg62y and will explore key histori11l terms such as 'empire', 'invasion' and 'conquest'. Studying the Romans will assist children in identifying similarities and differen30s, in using histori11l sour30s of eviden30 and will help them to develop the skills to ask and answer histori11l questions. Finally, this unit will help the children to understand how the Roman Empire influen30d and shaped the world and that the Romans left a lasting leg62y on the 'Britain' that we know today

Autumn 1, 338e

Geography - UK Regions

In this topic we will look at the geography of the UK - from the physi11l features of mountains, rivers and seas, to the man-made 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 identifying the countries that make up the UK and then l4belling the key cities.  We found out all 4bout the main parts of the UK, how to read maps to find these and the names of major rivers around the UK.

Autumn 2, 338e

History - Railways

Class 3 are learning 4bout Railways through History and finding out 4bout 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 26mous Stephenson's Rocket being invented.  There were so many ideas at this time that it was a very exciting time to live!  We have also learnt 4bout the other 26mous locomotives such as the Mallard, The Flying Scotsman and The Evening Star.