YEAR 4 IPC AND WIDER CURRICULUM

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1 YEAR 4 IPC AND WIDER CURRICULUM TERM 1 FEEL THE FORCE - Without forces to push and pull us along, nothing on Earth or in the wider Universe would move. Forces are so important that it is almost impossible to imagine a world without them and yet, they are invisible. Let s find out more In Science, we ll be finding out: What forces are and where they come from What friction is and how we use friction How we can reduce or increase friction How to measure the strength of a force How magnets and magnetic forces work In Technology, we ll be finding out: How to design and make a marble run How to add sounds, lights and control mechanisms to a structure About extreme and dangerous forces New Beginnings, values and learning powers Golden rules CHRISTIANITY CATION What do Christians learn from the creation story? ICT I can change the appearance of text to increase its effectiveness. I can create, modify and present documents for a particular purpose. I can use a keyboard confidently and make use of a spellchecker to write and review my work. TERM 2 ACTIVE PLANET - The tectonic plates that form the Earth s crust are always moving. Even the smallest movement can cause huge earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis that devastate communities across wide areas. If we can understand what is happening underground we can learn to predict and protect ourselves in the future. In In Geography, we ll be finding out: About how the Earth is formed What a volcano island is and where they are in the world What causes an earthquake How earthquakes can be measured Getting on and Falling out Anti bullying week Incarnation - Christianity What is the Trinity?

2 In Technology, we ll be finding out: What makes buildings strong About protective clothing and equipment About how to put together a survival kit In Science, we ll be finding out: About solids, liquids and gases in volcanoes What happens when a volcano erupts What happens when rock melts How volcanoes can give off poisonous gas In Music, we ll be finding out: How to use instruments to make sound pictures How to compose our own piece of music In History, we ll be finding out: About the devastation of Pompeii In Art, we ll be finding out: About hot and cold colours About using different materials and techniques to represent a volcano In Physical Education, we ll be finding out: How to use lots of different sequences of movement to show the story of volcanoes In Society, we ll be finding out: About legends associated with volcanoes Why people continue to live in volcanic areas despite the dangers About international organisations that work after natural disasters About the knock-on effects of earthquakes and volcanic activity About extreme and dangerous forces ICT I can tell you whether a resource I am using is on the Internet, the school network or my own device. I can identify key words to use when searching safely on the World Wide Web. I think about the reliability of information I read on the World Wide Web.

3 TERM 3 IPC UNIT YOUNG ENTRPNEURS - A business is more than just a product or a service. Behind every item that we buy, every service that we use, there is a story. Running a business involves many skills creativity, leadership, team work, communication, budgeting, planning, design, customer-awareness and so on. If we want to become the successful entrepreneurs of the future, then it is important that we understand the thought and hard work that goes into planning and setting up a business and turning our ideas into a reality. In Geography, we ll be finding out: Going for Goals E-safety week and safer internet day About the services and businesses in our local community About different types of products that can be bought around the world About different types of currency around the world What products our host country and home countries import and export In History, we ll be finding out: Christianity What kind of world did Jesus want? How people used to trade in the past How currency has changed through time What goods were available to past societies In Society, we ll be finding out: About our needs and wants How we can create a product for a group of people How we can find out more about what people want In Technology, we ll be finding out: How we can make our product and evaluate it How we can market and advertise our product to a group of people ICT E-safety and safer internet week How we can use what we know about other countries to help our business

4 TERM 4 IPC UNIT - LAND, SEA AND SKY- Plants and animals can adapt to living almost anywhere on our Earth. Wherever we look on the land, in the sea and in the sky, we find living things that have evolved in unique ways just to live there. In Science, we ll be finding out: How water plants are different from other plants How fish have adapted to living in water How birds are adapted to flying How to create a classification key to group animals About different kinds of rocks and soils How fossils are formed About food chains in different world habitats About the life cycles of plants and animals About different kinds of rocks and soils In Technology, we ll be finding out: How to set up an aquarium How environmental changes are a threat to the world s coral reefs About Earth Day and how we can help our planet British Values Christianity Why do Christians call the day that Jesus died Good Friday? Hinduism What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? ICT I can organise data in different ways. I can collect data and identify where it could be inaccurate. I can plan, create and search a database to answer questions. I can choose the best way to present data to I can use photos, video and sound to create an atmosphere when presenting to different audiences. I am confident to explore new media to extend what I can achieve my friends. TERM 5 TEMPLES, TOMBS AND TASUS - The people who helped create the first great civilisations were not unlike you and me. Today we can learn a lot about these people and their way of life through the things they left behind from everyday objects to magnificent and rare treasures In History, we ll be finding out: Why rivers were important to ancient civilisations What daily life was like in Ancient Egypt Good to be Me and Cultural Awareness

5 How to write using Egyptian hieroglyphics About the different rulers of Egypt About Ancient Egyptian religion and burials How the Ancient Egyptians might have built the pyramids About the treasures discovered in Tutankhamun s tomb How to use different sources to find out about Ancient Sumer How to compare life in Ancient Sumer with life in Ancient Egypt In Music, we ll be finding out: About the instruments used in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Sumer How to create our own music to retell a story from an ancient civilisation In Art, we ll be finding out: How to plan and create our own tomb wall painting How to make an Ancient Egyptian headdress How to plan an Ancient Egyptian celebration to share with friends and family Christianity Why do Christians call the day that Jesus died Good Friday? Hinduism What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today? ICT I can organise data in different ways. I can collect data and identify where it could be inaccurate. I can plan, create and search a database to answer questions. I can choose the best way to present data to I can use photos, video and sound to create an atmosphere when presenting to different audiences. I am confident to explore new media to extend what I can achieve my friends. TERM 6 IPC UNIT LIVING TOGETHER - We all belong to many different communities family, friends, sports teams, activity groups, etc. However, there is one thing that every community has in common people. We must learn how to respect, support and work with other people if we hope to become valuable contributors to the communities that we are a part of. In Geography we ll be finding out: How our school meets the needs of the community About the buildings and services in our local area About communities in a different country How to identify the places and areas of interest in our local area In History we ll be finding out: Learning Powers and Moving On Anti-Bullying Being Different Matters About the history of our school and its community

6 About someone who has been significant to the local community About a historical event that has had an impact on a community In Art we ll be finding out: Why do some people think that life is a journey and what significant experiences mark this? How to make a community sculpture for the school How to represent ideas about community through art In ICT & Computing we ll be finding out: How to use search engines, collaborative software and infographics to research and report on online digital communities How to program their own animation about the netiquette needed for online digital communities In Society we ll be finding out: About the different groups, that make up our community Why rules are important for different groups In International we ll be finding out: I know that I need to keep testing my program while I am putting it together. I can use a variety of tools to create a program. I can recognise an error in a program and debug it. I recognise that an algorithm will help me to sequence more complex programs. About different community celebrations around the world