Autumn

Autumn Topics:-

Main Topic- Indus Valley Civilisation

 

History – Indus Valley Civilisation

Geography – The Mountain Environment

Science – Interdependence and Adaptation

                Micro-organisms

 

IndusValleyCivilization- Investigations

• Geographical position of this civilization between India and Pakistan
• Archaeological discoveries and how we use artefacts to find out about the past
• Chronological placing on a timeline
• Aspects of life in other periods

Links- www.harappa.com/har/har0.html

              www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/

In this topic we incorporate some work from geography on the mountain environment  and work in art on different methods of reproducing a mountain environment. We also included some work on our journalistic writing unit of literacy by writing a short archaeological report on finds there.

 

The Mountain Environment – Investigations

• Different climates
• Resources and facilities
• Different lifestyles - extreme challenges – Mount Everest – Edmund Hilary
• World mountain ranges – highest peaks
• Map skills – relief

Links – Channel 4 learning – The mountain environment

 

Interdependence and Adaptation – Investigations

• Animals and Plants habitats
• Food chains and webs
• 7 processes of life

(movement, respiration, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition, sensitivity to surroundings)

• Human body and life processes

Micro-organisms – Investigation

• Harmful and beneficial
• Bacteria, Fungi, Viruses
• Healthy habits

Links- Plant Quiz

 

What Do Plants need to grow?
 
BBC Interactive Animal Challenges
 

BBC Micro-Organisms