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Term 1 and 2

This term our foundation topics will be as follows:

 

History - Civilisation - Era and period – 250BC – 900AD - Mayan Civilization 

Here are some of the areas we will be covering:

  • Identify significant people in the Mayan civilisation. - Ahau Pacal Votan ruler, Sun God, Maize God, Sky
  • Identify significant changes and events in the Mayan civilisation over time. - 900AD end of Classical Period, collapse of some Mayan cities.
  •  Identify significant landmarks in the Mayan civilisation. - The Great Pyramid built at city of Venta, El Castillo Pyramid, Kukulcan in Chichen Itza (at which during the spring and autumn equinox a shadow is cast resembling a snake).

 

Science - Biology - Animals including humans – Teeth and digestion 

  • describe the simple functions of the basic part of the digestive system in humans 
  • identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions.
  • construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey

 

Geography - Place - English counties - Significant cities in England - Locate significant English landmarks 

Here are some of the areas we will be covering:

  • Know the counties of region (South-east & London: Kent, Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Essex, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire)

     • Case study of a city within South-east: London

     • Know significant cities in England (London, Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle).

        • Identify characteristics of the England (famous landmarks both physical and human e.g. Dover Cliffs, River Thames, Peak District, Dover Cliffs, Blackpool Tower, Windsor Castle, Lake District, Angel of the North, Hadrian’s Wall)

       • Identify the hemisphere (northern), latitude, longitude and time zones in relation to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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