Michael Taylo
PE
Geography
Find someone in your family who remembers the 1960s, can you interview or write them a letter asking them what life was like then?
1966 was a famous year for English football as England won the World Cup, can you find out more about England’s journey through this competition?
During the 1960s holidays abroad increased in popularity with many people visiting Spain.
Choose one of these suggestions to find out about. How is it similar or different today?
Can you have a go at the twist, a popular dance in the 60s?
Transport
Fashion
Schools
Toys and games
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History
Can you find out about any inventions from the 1960s?
Shopping
Your challenge is to choose a European country to find out about. You could find out about the climate, foods eaten there, the currency or any special traditions that the country may have. Using this information you could make a leaflet or poster. As an extra challenge you could choose one city in your chosen country and could compare this with a city in the United Kingdom.
A few websites to get you started:
In 1969 man landed on the moon for the first time.
http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/1960s.html https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Schooldays-inthe-1950s-1960s/ During 1963 Martin Luther King gave his famous speech, can you find out more about him and why this speech was very important? DT and Computing In the 1960s many children’s TV programmes, such as Thunderbirds and the Clangers, main characters were puppets. Your challenge is to create a puppet; this could be a sock puppet, hand puppet or if you wanted to challenge yourself further you could have a go at making a string puppet. Using the puppet or puppets that you have made can you create a simple animated film? You may need to
Science
Art During the 1960s Andy Warhol showed the world a different approach to art. Follow the link below to find out more about this artist and to create your own piece of art work in his style.
How much do you know about the moon landing? Who were the astronauts? What was the purpose of their mission? How many different facts can you find out about the moon? Here is a website to get you started: https://www.planetsforkids.org/moon-moon.html
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/paintdraw/make-pop-art-warhol Music At the start of the decade saw the famous band the Beatles formed and you may already know some of their famous songs. Listen to a few of their songs. What did you like? What instruments could you hear? As an extra challenge can you make your own musical instrument? You may even be able to create
Can you find about the phases of the moon? On a clear day you can often see the moon. can you keep a diary showing the phases of the moon over a period of time? https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/science/space/t he-phases-of-the-moon/ Can you complete this investigation to find out more about why a solar eclipse happens? https://inspirationlaboratories.com/astronomy-for-kids-