1. What will the outcomes be at the end of the topic?
New Vocabulary
Year 4 – Summer Term
Magma, lava, volcano, earthquake, crater, plates
What will the outcomes be at the end of the topic?
Numeracy
Continuing to work on our multiplication, division, subtraction and addition.
Key learning:
Partitioning in different ways, hundredths, decimal equivalents of fractions, short division method
Literacy
Reading ‘Gulliver’ by Johnathan Swift
PSHE
Be the Best You Can Be SRE
Children will gain a full understanding of volcanoes and earthquakes and the effect of both on humans and the environment.
French
Greetings, numbers,
classroom objects
Key questions to investigate
What is a volcano?
What happens in an eruption?
How do earthquakes occur?
History/ Geography
We will be looking at famous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in history
We will look at volcanoes – layers, how they are formed
This term our topic is:
Active Planet
Art and Design/DT
Volcanic art
Sketching
Making volcanoes
What do the children already know?
What do they want to find out?
The children know that volcanoes can erupt and hurt people.
They want to make their own volcano and find out exactly how eruptions occur.
Science
Electricity
The components of a circuit, the function of a switch, conductors and insulators, constructing our own circuit.
Living Things and Their Habitats
The different groups for living things, classification keys, plants and animals, vertebrates and invertebrates
Religious Education
Buddhism
Who was the Buddha?
Islam
Way of Life
Music
We will be listening to and performing circus music and instruments
How will the topic link to our community? How will Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural links be made?
Humanitarian aid after a natural disaster – i.e. Red Cross
Safety in a natural disaster
Trips and Visits
Natural History Museum
Guy Fox Project all term – visit related to this
Computing
Prezi presentations
Continuing with Makewaves
CS Unplugged
Resources:
Role Play and Real Life links
Equipment in the classroom
PE Swimming
Tennis
Materials to make volcanoes – paper mache etc
Texts: Gulliver, Escape from Pompeii
Information texts about volcanoes and earthquakes