Science / History / Geography / Art / DT / PE
-identify effects of air and water resistance and friction
-understand that force and motion can be transferred through mechanical devices (gears etc). / - Ancient Greece: a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world / - use maps, atlases, globes to locate countries and describe features / -create sketch books to record observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
-draw, paint and sculpt with a range of materials
-learn about great artists, architects and designers in history / -use research and develop design criteria to inform design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
-generate, develop, model and communicate ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and C.A.D
-select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks, such as cutting, shaping, joining and finishing accurately
-investigate and analyse a range of existing products
-evaluate ideas and products against own design criteria and consider views of others
-understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have shaped the world / -Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and combination
-play competitive games
-develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance (athletics and gymnastics)
- water resistance and friction (gears and pulleys DT) / -Olympics (PE)
-Pythagoras maths and music) / -Locate Greece on map and identify features of Greece and how/if they have changed / -Greek architects and buildings (mathematical principles)
-Greek pottery (sculpt pots) / -Design and create a mechanical product (Trojan Horse) to test water resistance and friction (using gears and pulleys) / -Olympic games
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Date / Learning Objectives / Teaching activities and success criteria / DifferentiationWhat do we know about the Greek civilisation?
WEEK 1
What influences have the Ancient Greeks had?
(PE and History)
Mon / WALT: pose questions of enquiry into a new topic / Introduce topic- KWL grid and topic book covers. Mario and Sonic on Wii. / SEN- group KWL, with ides initialled. (TA)
Tue / WALT: use flexibility and strength to develop running, jumping, throwing and catching. / Olympics PPT. Brow Olympics- running, jumping, throwing and catching, competitive games, athletics and gymnastics (record evidence on 2 Build Profile on iPad) – Team Leader to collect points. / Mixed ability teams.
Wed / WALT: present data into a graph / Model a range of charts and graphs- use a tally chart of points to present data into a pictogram as a bar chart. Discuss data. Groups to present data into charts/graphs. / SEN (TA)– tally chart or pictogram of own team points for each event
LAP – bar chart of own team points
MAP & HAP – bar chart of own team points and one other team and analyse data
Fri / WALT: identify how ancient Greeks have influenced the western world / (Pythagoras theorem in maths lessons).
http://www.aboutscotland.com/harmony/prop.html
Discuss Pythagoras’ discovery in music after listening to his blacksmith hammering with a range of different weighted hammers. Listen to tone of different strings. Identify the musical notation we have inherited from the Greeks, which is mathematically expressed as 1:2:3:4 or summarised as: 1/1 (whole string); ¾ (Diatessaron); 2/3 (Diapente); and ½ (Diapason). Chn to explore the strings on guitars. (record evidence on 2 Build Profile on iPad). / SEN & LAP to work in pairs/groups with an adult. Identify what they can hear with support from key words.
WEEK 2
How has Greece changed over time?
(Geography)
- use maps, atlases, globes to locate countries and describe features
Mon / WALT: use a range of sources to locate countries on a map / Complete a blank world map, using atlas, maps or globes to support. / M & HAP- globe/atlas and label oceans and countries of Europe
LAP & SEN- map, label Greece and surrounding ocean
Tue / WALT: compare the features of two ancient Greek cities / Athens vs. Sparta PPT. – In groups, make notes of what is hot and what is not. With slide handouts to support. / Work in groups. TA to support LAP & SEN.
Wed / WALT: describe the features of two ancient Greek cities / Chn to write descriptions about Athens and/or Sparta, using the given sub headings: location; education; warfare; and girls and boys. / M & HAP- compare Athens and Sparta
LAP – write about one
SEN – organise facts into groups and write key words to describe Athens and Sparta
WEEK 3 & 4
What do we know about Greek architecture and pottery?
(Art)
Mon / WALT: identify what ancient Greek pots tell us about their daily life / Piece together the pots from the Night in the Museum PPT. Discuss: what do the pots tell us about Greek daily life? Chn to annotate and feedback.
Then look at Ancient Greek Pottery PPT. Chn to use British Museum website to choose pot shape and what it was used for. / SEN & LAP- pairs with adult support.
Tue / WALT: sketch a design inspired by Greek pottery to depict modern day life / Chn to sketch designs to create their own Greek pot, using an image that depicts life in 2015. How will people remember us in 2000 years’ time? / Pot outline available.
Wed and Fri / WALT: sculpt a clay pot using a range of tools / Use clay to sculpt Greek inspired pots and clay knives to carve patterns. Paint and glaze pots when dry. / Adult to support chn that need.
Mon & Tue / WALT: sketch a design of a Greek temple using a range of materials / Building structures PPT. Discuss the common features of the temple and identify the columns.
Look at examples of blueprints. In groups, chn to create their own blueprint for a Greek temple using rulers, flat shapes to draw around and compasses. / H & MAP- 3D design
SEN & LAP- outline of the building using shapes, in pairs
Wed & Fri / WALT: sculpt with a range of materials / Use a range of glue and tape and recycled materials to create junk model of Greek building. Paint. / In groups.
WEEK 5 & 6
What is a Trojan horse?
(Science and D,T)
Mon / WALT: / Read Trojan horse story and identify features of design, fit for purpose.
Tue / WALT: / Explore water resistance and friction- experiment
Wed / WALT: / Plan design of a Trojan horse toy – fit for purpose (water resistance and friction)- develop a design criteria
Fri / WALT: / Share designs/communicate ideas, suggest improvements
Mon / WALT: / Make toy using a range of materials and toys
Evaluate effectiveness.
Computing – buzzers to test toys
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Fri / WALT:
Homework:
Maths / http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/medals/countriesLook at the London 2012 Olympic medal table. Choose 3 countries and create a bar chart to compare the number of bronze, silver and gold medals. You could use colour coded bars or create three different bar charts. Remember to label your axis and make sure the divides of your axis are equal! Use squared paper to help you.
English / Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games is a really popular computer game for the Nintendo Wii. Write an advert for this game. The audience for this advert would be children, so think about what would appeal to a child. You need to persuade the audience to purchase the game so use positive language and convince them to believe it is THE best game in the world! What special features does the game offer? You could ask rhetorical questions to hook the reader in and use language techniques to create a memorable slogan, i.e. play on words or alliteration. Start sentences with imperatives to command and create the urgency to buy.
DT / In ancient Greece, wreaths were awarded to victors in athletic competitions, including the Olympics. Laurel wreaths were made from wild olive-tree known as ‘kotinos’. They were most often depicted as a horseshoe shape, but modern versions are usually complete rings.
Create your own Laurel wreath using any materials you wish.
Geography / Research information about Greece and present your findings into a fact file. Here is a great website to help you: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/greece.html
Think about: the continent Greece is located in; the capital city of Greece; the flag; their currency; and famous landmarks. Layout your fact file with subheadings and bullet points. You could even use pictures.
Science / Ancient Greek philosophers were amazed by volcanoes and earthquakes. They made many attempts to explain them, but most of these attempts to explain these phenomena sound very strange to most people today. For example, Aristotle, speculated that earthquakes resulted from winds within the Earth caused by the Earth's own heat and heat from the sun. Volcanoes, he thought, marked the points at which these winds finally escaped from inside the Earth into the atmosphere. Write a scientific explanation about how earthquakes or volcanoes really occur.