Term 1

Geography - Enough for Everyone

How do we help our environment?

Science

Properties of Materials 

Use of everyday materials and grouping them. Thermal insulators, what are they? Create a plan to show the physical property of them, test and then explain which is the best. Everyday uses of thermal insulators. Insulating our homes and schools (link this to Sustainability).

Soluble and insoluble comparing materials. Can you recover insoluble solids? Separating soluble solids from solutions. Can you remove salt from Seawater? Why do we need to?

Art

Tints, Tones and Shades

This project teaches children about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and exploring mixing tints, shades and tones. They learn about significant landscape artworks and features of landscapes before using this knowledge to create landscape paintings.

DT

Moving Mechanisms

This project teaches children about pneumatic systems. They experiment with pneumatics before designing, making and evaluating a pneumatic machine that performs a useful function.

Term 2

History

The Industrial Revolution: How did it change our local area?

Science 

Properties and Changes of Materials 

This project teaches children about the wider properties of materials and their uses. They learn about mixtures and how they can be separated using sieving, filtration and evaporation. They study reversible and irreversible changes, and use common indicators to identify irreversible changes.

DT

Architecture 

This project teaches children about how architectural style and technology has developed over time and then use this knowledge to design a building with specific features.

Art

Expression 

This project teaches children about the Expressionist art movement and the 'Father of Expressionism', Edvard Munch. They explore different ways to portray feelings and emotions in art to create an imaginative self-portrait.

Term 3

Geography - Exploring Eastern Europe

Human Characteristics, 6 grid references and map work. 

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