EASTERSIDE ACADEMY Year 5 and 6 – Can we prevent the Frozen Kingdom from disappearing?
Memorable Spring 1 (Cycle 1) Giant Iceberg in classroom Fire pit in the snow Orienteering and rescue mission – hidden clues.
Experience Ice Sculpture /
National Curriculum PoS – Science Evolution and Inheritance (Y6) recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago (Y6) recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents (Y6) identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution. National Curriculum PoS – Geography Locational Knowledge Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night). National Curriculum PoS – Art Pupils should be taught: To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revise ideas.
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To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials (for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay)
Connect Where should we go on holiday: home or away? – Climate zones and Biomes - Y5/6 Is it possible to climb a mountain in a Polar Region? – ( Physical geog. /characteristics) Y3/4 Predator or Prey? Animal characteristics Human geography and impact on habitats/environment/physical geog.)Y3/4 Key Concepts Science-Evolution and inheritance/properties and changes to materials Geography-investigate places/investigate patterns Art -To develop ideas/master techniques-drawing Declarative Knowledge GeographyInvisible lines of latitude and longitude form a grid over the Earth - help to create a co-ordinate to locate a place accurately. Equator - an important line of latitude. Imaginary line half way between the North and South Poles. Countries near the Equator are very hot Earth’s closest point to the Sun. Tropic of Cancer lies at 23.5 degrees north and the Tropic of Capricorn lies at 23.5 degrees south of the Equator. Area of the Earth which lies between both of these lines is called the tropics. Arctic Circle lies at 66.5 degrees north whilst the Antarctic Circle likes at 66.5 degrees south. Northern Hemisphere - north of the Equator Southern Hemisphere – south of the Equator. How locations around the world are changing The warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is causing changes to the physical and living environment of Antarctica. Distribution of penguin colonies has changed as the sea ice conditions alter. Melting of snow and ice covers has resulted in increased colonisation by plants. Land is changing and has warmed by 3 degrees centigrade in 60 years. Hugely important as this vast expanse of ice helps keep the planet cool by reflecting the sun’s rays. Crust of sea ice that forms every winter and thaws every summer acts a thermostat for planet Earth. Global warming is the rising in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere. Not all global warming is bad the earth needs to be kept at 16 degrees so that plants, animals and humans can live. The more greenhouse gas made - the hotter the earth gets. People have been burning more fuels such as wood, coal, oil, natural gases and gasoline which give off carbon dioxide which causes the
Declarative Knowledge Science- Evolution and inheritance Fossils- preserved remains or partial remains of ancient animals and plants imbedded in a rock. Used to let scientists know how plants and animals used to look millions of years ago and how they have evolved over time. Trace fossil – Indirect evidence of life in the past such as the footprints, tracks, burrows, borings and waste left behind by animals Evolution- a gradual process where living organisms have developed over millions of years. Things are still evolving today. Adaptive traits- Characteristics that are influenced by the environment. Camel- wide feet to make it easier to walk in the sand. Polar bear- white fur to camouflage in the snow. Cactus- stores water in its stems Toucan- narrow tongue allows it to eat small fruit and insects. Charles Darwin – Finches – Galapagos Islands.
Declarative Knowledge Art- Drawing Focus Artist- Cezanne-Line/Tone techniques Perspective - art technique used to create an illusion of three-dimensions (depth and space) on a twodimensional (flat) surface. Perspective is what makes a painting seem to have form, distance, and look "real." One point – lines meet at one point. Vanishing point – sits on the horizon line. Horizon line – where the sky meets the land or sea. Creating reflections Use of abstract shapes, like a jigsaw to create a reflection. Use of a mirror horizontally, blended edges along with movement. Style of Drawing Realstic – what we see Impressionistic – how we see it Different pencils give different tones – B to H Tone - used to create observational drawings - layers of shading to achieve light, medium and dark tones. Cross-hatching - use layers of line to create highlights and shadows within a drawing. Light tone - light pressure on the pencil Darker tone - heavier pressure. Texture is the feeling, appearance or consistency of an object or material
Offspring- animals and plants produce offspring that are similar but not identical to them- they look like their parents as features are passed on.
Outcome: Presentation about the impact of global warming on the frozen kingdom.