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!
Extreme Earth Knowledge Organiser
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!
PSHE - For our PSHE this half term we have been doing the GREAT project. It has been designed to promote healthy relationships and domestic abuse awareness to Year 6 pupils.
