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  • Spring 1 - Extreme Earth

    Extreme Earth 

    This half term our topic is Extreme Earth. We will begin our learning by developing our understanding of the structure of the Earth, including the movement of tectonic plates.  This will help us to understand how volcanoes are formed and why earthquakes happen. We will be using Google maps to locate volcanoes and earthquakes across the world and we will learn about the effects these have on people living near them. 
    Please have a look at our knowledge organised below for more information and detail on what our pupils will be learning. We look forward to sharing all their work with you over the half term!

    In class we are reading...

    This half term we are reading a series of books which each tell a terrifying and thrilling story from history, through the eyes of a kid who lived to tell the tale. 

    English - Non-chronological reports on Space

    Geography - using google maps to locate volcanoes and earthquakes

    Science - exploring Aristotle's theory on how he knew the Earth is spherical

    Science - Heliocentric vs Geocentric, Seasons and Day and Night

    Science

    Planetarium Visit - We had a wonderful visit from Polestar Planetarium this week to explore our solar system in more detail. We traveled to each planet to experience what it would be like to visit it. We also learned about the constellations in the night sky which we will now be able to spot from our back gardens!