Year 6 - Social Sciences

History

World War II

• How the war started and ended

• Comparison between life during WWII and today, including the Homefront

• The Blitz

• Womens' wartime jobs

• Rationing

• Evacuation

• D-Day

Windrush

• Caribbean culture

• African-Caribbean service men and women during WWII

• Windrush settlers

• Cultural diversity in Britain

The Shang Dynasty

• Where the Shang Dynasty existed

• Using archaeological evidence to draw conclusions about what life was like

• Examine artefacts to understand their daily life

Geography

Trade links

• • Imports and exports

  • UK's trade links

  • Fairtrade

  • Globalisation

Coastal features

• • Identify how coastal features are formed

  • How the UK coastline has changed over time

  • The physical and human factors that may change a landscape over time

Atlas use

• • The World, Europe & the UK

  • Ordnance Survey maps

  • Longitude and latitude

  • Using the 8 point compass

Natural world

• • Natural disasters and their long term effects

  • Identify which natural forces could cause a disaster

  • Look at man-made disasters

  • Global warning

Religion

Christianity, Islam & Judaism

• • Different forms of worship

  • Places of worship

  • Holy books and writings

  •  Celebrations and traditions

  • Values and beliefs

  •  Lifestyle and culture