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Central Idea: 'Natural Disasters Play a Role in Shaping the Earth and Communities'
Central Idea: 'Natural Disasters Play a Role in Shaping the Earth and Communities'
Line of inquiry 1: An Inquiry Into How Forces Cause an Effect
Through the lens of science, the children experimented with push and pull forces. They also set up an experiment to see what type of surface would make a marble travel the furthest!
Through the lens of geography, pupils researched the four layers of Earth and how the movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes and volcanoes. The children also labelled a cross-section of a volcano so that we could understand how they work.
Following this, the children created their own volcanic eruptions using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda - they made a wonderful bubbly mess and had lots of fun!
Line of inquiry 2: An Inquiry Into How Natural Disasters Affect Our Lives
Through the lens of geography, the children discovered that most of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur near a fault line where two tectonic plates either push together, pull away from each other or rub against each other.
Through the lens of DT, pupils researched, designed and made their own earthquake-proof structure because countries that experience earthquakes often, need to find ways to support their buildings to prevent destruction.
In our reading inquiry, we read a text called 'Escape from Pompeii' and we decided to act it out and then write a diary as if we were a character in the book experiencing the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius from AD 79.
Line of inquiry 3: An Inquiry Into the Impact of Fossilisation on People's Understanding of Natural Disasters
Through the lens of science, the children looked at how fossils are made over time and how scientists can use them to help identify what time period they are from.
Through the lens of history, pupils thought about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and how historians have learnt so much about life in Roman times because they have discovered fossils and artefacts - an entire city was completely preserved under the ash from the eruption!
In our art inquiry, the children studied Andy Warhol's volcano picture and created our own volcanoes in the Pop Art style.
Thank you for the continued support of your child's learning. We can't believe that the children are nearly at the end of their Year 3 journey! We still have a lot of exciting learning to do and next term will help the children to feel happy and ready for their transition to Year 4.
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