1. Topic – Term 3 – Week 4
Lesson One

3. Aim
I can understand some of the criteria that makes a person significant.
Success Criteria
I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
I can recall the four cardinal directions.

4. Who are important or significant people and why are they important?
L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Significant People
Who are important or significant people and why are they important?
Do you recognise any of these people?
Are there any you do not recognise?
What makes these people important?

5. Who are important people in our own lives?
L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Who are important people in our own lives?
Think Pair Share who is important in your life, this could be anybody!
What makes these people important to you?

6. What makes a person significant?
L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
What makes a person significant?
Here is a list of reasons why people might become important. Which do explorers like Neil Armstrong fit into? There could be more than one!
Reasons for being significant. If s/he:
Changed events at the time they lived.
Improved lots of people’s lives or made them worse.
Changed people’s ideas.
Had a long lasting impact on their country or the world.
Had been a really good or very bad example to other people on how to live or behave.

7. Why are explorers significant people?
L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Why are explorers significant people?
Neil Armstrong is a famous explorer, he went to space to explore the moon.
Why are explorers important?
In the past, people did not know or understand much about other countries, or even that countries existed!
Do you know of any famous explorers from the UAE?
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8. L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Explorers from the UAE
Ahmed ibn Majid, who was also know as the Lion of the Sea, was famous for exploring and navigating the seas. Ahmed ibn Majid, was born in a place called Julfar which is now know as Ras Al-Khaimah. This was in the early 1400s, a long time before the seven emirates united to make the UAE.
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9. L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Ahmed ibn Majid
Ahmed ibn Majid navigated the seas with a map and compass and became famous by helping others travel safely through the Indian Ocean. This helped other explorers to discover new places. Do you think Ahmed ibn Majid was a significant person in history and if so why?
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10. L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
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11. L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Plenary
What makes a person important or significant? Who are some people who are significant in our lives? What is an explorer?
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12. Topic – Term 3 – Week 4
Lesson Two

13. Aim
I can understand some of the criteria that makes a person significant.
Success Criteria
I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
I can navigate using a compass.

14. What makes a person significant?
L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
What makes a person significant?
Reasons for being significant. If s/he:
Changed events at the time they lived.
Improved lots of people’s lives or made them worse.
Changed people’s ideas.
Had a long lasting impact on their country or the world.
Had been a really good or very bad example to other people on how to live or behave.

15. Who are some significant people from the UAE
L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Who are some significant people from the UAE
Remember they are people who:
Changed events at the time they lived.
Improved lots of people’s lives.
Changed people’s ideas.
Had a long lasting impact on their country or the world.
Had been a really good example to other people on how to live or behave.
Why do you think they are significant?
Photo courtesy of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight - - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

16. L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Ahmed ibn Majid
Ahmed ibn Majid navigated the seas with a map and compass and became famous by helping others travel safely through the Indian Ocean. This helped other explorers to discover new places. Do you think Ahmed ibn Majid was a significant person in history and if so why?
Photo courtesy of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight - - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

17. L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Task
We are now going to create our own compass. Who can remember the four cardinal directions?
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18. L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Task
We are now going to use the compasses we created to navigate the playground just like Ahmed ibn Majid navigated the seas.
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19. Plenary Why are famous explorers significant people?
L.O. I can talk about the different reasons why someone is important or significant.
Plenary
Why are famous explorers significant people?
What did explorers in the past use to navigate?
What can we use today to navigate?