Historic Heroes

Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, your child will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. They will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. They will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. They will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. They will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have.

Companion projects

Ammonite - This project teaches children about artistic techniques used in sketching, printmaking and sculpture.

Forces and Magnets - In the Forces and Magnets project, your child will learn what forces are and what they do. They will learn about pushing and pulling forces and sort different actions into pushes and pulls. They will identify and explain contact forces. They will learn about and investigate frictional forces. They will use force meters to measure the forces needed to carry out everyday tasks and record their measurements. They will learn about magnetism (a non-contact force) and explore bar magnets. They will find out about magnetic attraction, repulsion and magnetic fields. They will test the magnetic properties of different objects. They will learn about the magnetism of the Earth and how this enables compasses to work. They will use this knowledge to make compasses. They will learn about the uses of friction and magnetism and carry out research. They will use different methods to investigate the strength of magnets.

People and Places - This project teaches children about the genre of figure drawing. They study the figure drawings and urban landscapes of the artist LS Lowry and create artwork in his style to show scenes from their school.

Making It Move - This project teaches children about cam mechanisms. They experiment with different shaped cams before designing, making and evaluating a child's automaton toy.

I have attached the knowledge organiser for our topic as well as ideas which the children can do at home for extra homework, to further their learning.  

Our PE days for this term are Monday and Tuesday. Your children will need full PE kit for both days - plain white T shirt, black bottoms and a red, grey or black hoodie or jumper.

Homework:

Homework will be given weekly. The children will be asked to complete:

  • 15 minutes of their reading books at least 3x per week
  • Times tables practise https://ttrockstars.com/ and https://apps.explorelearning.com/account/reflex/login/student
  • Spellings to learn: 

Spelling word list for Year 3 and Year 4 

Occasional topic tasks may be set.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Many thanks

Mrs Schofield, Mrs Wolstenholme and Mrs Plummer

Topic related documents

Knowledge Organiser

Home Learning Workbook

Home Learning

Word Mat

Useful documents

Instant Recall Facts - Autumn 1

Instant Recall Facts - Autumn 2

Instant Recall Facts - Spring 1

Instant Recall Facts - Spring 2

Instant Recall Facts - Summer 1

Instant Recall Facts - Summer 2