Unit: Term: Summer 2 Year: 6
Unit Overview In this Unit, pupils will train to become personal fitness advisers to the stars. They will aim to produce a dossier of fitness information, advice and tips for their chosen celebrity or sports personality. In order to do this they themselves will take part in several scientifically focused activities to find out about heart rate and exercise, and will investigate the impact that drugs, diet and lifestyle can have, whilst considering personal choices. They will also consider impact on those younger and much older than themselves and will compare themselves to other animals. Pupils will have opportunities to read and research non-fiction sources, and to produce a range of writing around the subject. In music, they will explore the characteristics of the genre of rap music and will compose their own rap as a class on the subject of healthy choices. PE will give pupils the time to explore the impacts of exercise further and take part in competitive team games, as well as outdoor and adventurous challenges. Computing will enable them to use search technologies, compare results and evaluate digital content. In design and technology, pupils should be able to plan and cook a healthy stir-fry that includes some seasonal ingredients. They will identify the techniques used in cooking and justify the purpose of the ingredients chosen. As human beings, we make choices. In order to make the right choice, we need to be correctly and fully informed and this is what the content of this Unit aims to ensure for the pupils.
Summaries English SATS week William Shakespeare s Macbeth 2-3 weeks Drama/poetry/letter writing/comic strip End of term play rehearsals Science Explore the relationship between diet, exercise, drugs, lifestyle and health. Conduct scientific enquiries into heart rate, exercise, pulse rate, breathing and recovery rates. Use scientific equipment and digital devices to record and analyse data. Learn about William Harvey and circulation. Explore and answer questions about the circulatory system. Find out how nutrients and water are transported in animals and why. Investigate drugs and other substances that can harm us. Design Technology Research, plan, prepare, cook and evaluate a healthy stir-fry using seasonal ingredients. Music Listen to rap music and analyse the characteristics of this genre. Compose their own rap as a class, on the subject of healthy choices. Perform to a beat, with a strong sense of pulse. Lyrical content. Work towards an end of Unit performance. Applied Computing Revisit and revise internet search skills such as Boolean operators, key words, ranking results and appropriate internet behaviour. Understand common uses for internet forums and be aware of the accuracy and relevancy of information they may contain. Understand a range of forum related terminology and how to adhere to appropriate forum etiquette. Be able to utilise forums and discussion boards to collaboratively share information and partake in a variety of discussions. Maths French This Unit is about pupils having the confidence to make their own decisions and communicate, sometimes when others are doing something they do not want to do for a variety of reasons. Pupils will learn how to invite others to participate in different activities, and will learn to accept invitations. However, they will also learn to turn down an offer and give reasons for not wanting to do it. Pupils will learn to: understand the importance of talking face to face with each other understand and give invitations to do different activities accept or refuse an invitation ask for more information when invited to do something remember some of the parts of the present tense of avoir and être understand that feminine nouns have different adjective endings from masculine nouns perform a role play including turning down an invitation and explaining why Algebra Multiplying and dividing fractions Statistics.
Links This Unit explores the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on our bodies. It looks at the human circulatory system, considering how we, and other animals, use water and nutrients to help us function. Key questions: What are the roles of the heart, blood vessels and blood in circulation? What are the main parts of the human circulatory system? How do diet and exercise affect body function? Are there similarities between the way nutrients and water are transported in different animals? What are drugs and how can they affect our bodies? What is rap? How does lifestyle impact on human bodies? Who are our fitness role models? Why do we need to take care of our bodies? Pupils become fitness and health experts, and prepare a personal You Choose fitness dossier for a celebrity or sports person of their choice. Outdoor Learning Visit a local sports venue, football or rugby ground café Visit to local sports club (e.g. rugby, football, cricket) to meet players and train alongside them, or to a gym to find out about training and fitness plans and take part in a fitness session Visit into school by dietician, nutritionist to talk about healthy diets and food choices Visit to doctor s surgery, health centre or similar, or a visit into school by doctor, nurse or similar who can bring blood pressure monitors and other electronic equipment to measure pulse, heart rate etc. National and International links Contact national organisations or visit local Health Promotion centre for leaflets, posters and promotional materials relating to healthy living Visit to a local food producer to find out about healthy food production Links to the world of work Café/restaurant manager s role in choosing menus and controlling budgets Invite in a chef from a local takeaway to demonstrate making a stir-fry. Explore role of a chef Health professionals and their role in health promotion Sports professionals and the crucial importance of diet and exercise in their lives Links to Learning and Life Skills Skill 7 - Setting challenges and achievable goals Skill10 - Working with perseverance and concentration Skill18 - Asking questions to extend thinking
Resources Science Diagrams of heart and circulatory systems Reference books or access to internet for research Digital devices or equipment to record heartbeat, pulse etc. Software (see computing) Pictures of harmful substances Health promotion literature (diet, lifestyle, health, heart, smoking etc.) Old wallpaper or very large paper Applied Computing Internet A pre-configured forum for pupils to access such as: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!overview http://www.freeforums.org/ http://www.proboards.com/ Internet safety websites such as: www.thinkuknow.co.uk Launch Lesson Marbles Tiddlywinks Cups (for stacking) Masking tape Chairs Large paper Design and Technlogy Selection of stir-fry meals(take away, supermarket, home-made) Selection of seasonal vegetables and fruits Common stir-fry ingredients identified by pupils Wok per group Paring knives, graters, bowls, wooden spoons, chopping boards Cooker Video clips of cookery show chefs making stir-fry (Ken Hom) English Selection of graphic novels and comic strips Access to internet and computers Non-fiction texts on health, fitness, diet, nutrition, heart and circulation Addresses for letter writing Examples of formal letter A3 paper Languages Unit PowerPoints Mini-whiteboards and pens Flash cards of places, large and small le cinéma le parc le café la piscine Flash cards for sentence construction activity Printed version of jumbled conversation if required Recommended stories: Je Veux Ma Dent by Tony Ross ISBN 2 07 053752 8 Je Veux un Ami! by Tony Ross ISBN 2 07 052324 1 Je Ne Veux Pas Allez au Lit! by Tony Ross ISBN 2 07 055335 3 Music A selection of rap music a word of warning, check the lyric content carefully for inappropriate subject matter or wording! Something to provide a backing beat. This may be an electronic keyboard, drum machine or computer programme such as garage band. Make sure this is high quality as it will be providing the basis of the accompaniment. If you are using a computer make sure the beat can be amplified sufficiently. Microphones for performance Recording equipment