Watercycles,Civilisations and African Kingdoms

The Spring Term in the Humanities faculty has seen students dive into a range of fascinating and diverse topics deepening their understanding of history and broadening their world view. Miss Liddicott explains.

Year 7

After diving into studying about the Water Cycle and how water moves around the world, the Year 7s took what they had learned and made exciting board games to showcase their knowledge! We had fairground themed experiences, a Game-of-Life style game with water cycle trivia questions, Water Cycle-opoly and more! The class thoroughly enjoyed trying out each other’s games and testing their knowledge of the water cycle. Why not ask to play their game with them and test your knowledge of the water cycle too?

Year 8

Coasts are what Year 8 have spent the first half term looking at this year. From exploring different famous coastal locations in the UK to learning about different types of coastal processes like erosion and long shore drift they showed off their cumulated knowledge with some excellent models and posters. It was wonderful to see the level of effort put in and the creativity that went into putting together reflections of what they had learned.

Year 9

The Middle East is what the Year 9s have been learning about so far this year. Last half term we looked at where and what the Middle East is, we dove into deserts looking at climate and animals and what it is like for the people who live there. This

History

Year 7

This half term the Year 7s had a whistle stop tour of civilisations in Britain from the Celts, through the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings ending in 1066. We looked at ways that life changed and/or stayed the same for people living in Britain across those few hundred years. From crime & punishment to government, from conflict to religion. Why not ask your child how Anglo-Saxons dealt with Crime & Punishment? Or which religion the Romans followed? This half term we pick up with 1066 and the Battle of Hastings and the fight for the throne of England!

Year 8

How much do you know about the history of African Kingdoms? Ask your nearest Y8 student! Since January we half term we continue our look at the Middle East, looking at its relationship with the UK, products we import and export, before taking a closer look at a few of the major countries. have been studying different ancient kingdoms in Africa and the rich history that they have. From the richest ruler ever Mansa Musa of Mali to the Deffufas of Kush and the Kingdom of Benin. Y8 have engaged with a variety of sources and interpretations to uncover information about government, religion, trade and architecture.

Year 9

Continuing our look at 20th Century history, Year 9 have been learning about World War 2 following on from our topic on the Rise of the Nazis. From identifying the major events of the war to zooming in more specifically on key battles such as Dunkirk & Pearl Harbour and the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan, they have gained an insight into the impact this global event had. This half term we will be moving onto looking at the Holocaust, considering how it was possible that such an event could have happened, the events that occurred and the impact that it has had worldwide.

Year 10

Year 10 have successfully completed their first GCSE topic; Weimar & Nazi Germany where they have studied in more detail what was happening in Germany from the end of the first world war into Hitler’s rise to power. From looking at changing government, Nazi ideology and policies and economic depression they have engaged with sources and interpretations to uncover what it would have been like for different groups of people living in Germany during this time period. We are now moving onto the second GCSE topic Superpower Relations & The Cold War, allowing us to dive further into the global history of the 20th century.