Who we are
Central idea
Rivers can impact and shape our lives in different ways.
Lines of Inquiry – an inquiry into
- How natural processes affect the way we live (change).
- How lives adapt to changes and life cycles (connection).
- How are lives affected and shaped based on location – (perspective)
Subject Focus
Geography will be the lead subject for our inquiry this term. The children will investigate the water cycle, explain how a river changes from its source to its mouth and how a locality has changed over time.
They will plan and design a flood defence device to help those who live near rivers though our DT inquiry.
Provocation
The children will participate in a carousel three activities involving rain, states of matter and river.
They will be given the resources related to the topic to experiment and to come to a conclusion about what we are learning about this term.
Home Learning Opportunities
- Visit a local river and take a picture for Dojo
- Visit a famous river and observe how it influences livelihood
Class Stories
- The Rhythm of the rain
- The river singers by Tom Moonhouse
Transferable skills (approaches to learning)
- Thinking skills- knowledgeable
- Social- collaboration
- Self-management skills- organised
Links to PSHE / SMSC
Children will gain a greater understanding of how other people’s lives and difficulties may be different to their own.
Key Vocabulary
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, climate, water-cycle, water vapour, climate, clouds, sun, lakes, mountains, rain, steam, weather, wind, changes,
Career Links
- We are Environmental Agency River Wardens.
- We are Town planners.
- We are architects.
- We are flood scientists.
- We are chemists
Sharing Success
We will share a photos and updates of our learning on Class Dojo, weekly blogs and termly letter.
Outcome
With climate change causing more intense and wet weather in the UK, children will design a flood water defence device for those living in flood prone areas.
Milestones covered in this Inquiry
Lead Subjects
Science
- I can use the scientific vocabulary related to states of matter.
- I can compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases.
- I can explain what happens to materials when they are heated or cooled.
- I can measure or research the temperature at which different materials change state in degrees Celsius.
- I can use measurements to explain changes to the state of water.
- I can identify the part that evaporation and condensation has in the water cycle.
- I can associate the rate of evaporation with temperature.
- I can work scientifically by grouping and classifying a variety of materials according to the impact of temperature on them.
- I can work scientifically by explaining what happens over time to materials such as puddles on the playground or washing hanging on a line
Geography
- I can explain how the water cycle works.
- I can explain how a river changes from its source to its mouth.
- I can explain why people are attracted to live by the river.
- I can explain how a locality has changed over time with reference to physical features
Art
- I can experiment with different styles that artists have used.
- I can explain art from other periods of history
Music
- I can learnt the lyrics of a song
- I can identify the musical dimensions featured in the song (texture, dynamics, tempo, rhythm and pitch)
- I can sing as part of a large group and listen to each other
PSHE
- I know what positively and negatively affects my physical, mental and emotional health (recognise anxiety, shame, pressure)
- I can make informed choices, recognising positive and negative consequences, and begin to understand a balanced lifestyle (obesity, dental health – tooth decay, regular vigorous exercise, bad food habits).
- I recognise when others’ actions make me feel inadequate and manage this with simple self care techniques.
- I know who to ask for help if I’m worried about my health.
Computing
- I can make a presentation from a Blank Page
- I can I add media to my presentation
- I can add animation to a presentation
R.E.
- I can discuss my own and others, ideas about how people decide right and wrong.
- I can express ideas about right and wrong, good and bad for themselves, including ideas about love, forgiveness, honesty, kindness and generosity.
- I can give examples of ways in which inspirational people have been guided by their religion.
English
- I can identify and use determiners
- I can use possessive pronouns: yours, mine, theirs, ours, hers, his, its
- I can use pronoun or the noun in sentences for cohesion and to avoid repetition
- I can use adverb to describe the manner in which the words were said.
- I can use possessive apostrophes for regular and irregular singular and plural nouns
- I can use plural and possessive –s
- I can discuss and develop initial ideas in order to plan and draft before writing.
- I can write to suit purpose and with a growing awareness of audience, using some appropriate features.
- I can organise writing into sections or paragraphs, including fiction and nonfiction.
- I can appropriately use a range of presentational devices, including use of title and subheadings.
- I can use dialogue, although balance between dialogue and narrative may be
- uneven.
- I can describe characters, settings and plot, with some interesting details.
- I can articulate and justify opinion on a character, event or situation in response to a question or prompt
- I can listen to others, work out which information is important and make relevant and related comments
- I can articulate and justify opinion on a character, event or situation in response to a question or prompt
- I can maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments
- I can participate in discussions, presentations,
- I can discuss the meaning of words in context
- I can make prediction
- I can summarise events in a text
- I can sequence events
- I can make inference
- I can use backgrounds knowledge
Maths
- 11,12 times-table
- Multiply 3 numbers
- Factor pairs
- Efficient multiplication
- Written methods
- Division
- Area
- Fractions