Spring Term 2013 Wet ‘n’ Wild

1. P.H.S.E. ‘Going 4 Goals’ Staying Safe with Email, mobile phones and the internet Drug safety – what drugs come from plants in the rainforests ‘Good to be me’ Science Food chains Plant and animal adaptation in rainforests The Water Cycle The rainforest habitat Bush survival Foods produced in rainforests Global warming Geography Equatorial weather Sustainability and renewable energy Atlas work – where are the rainforests Conservation and endangered species Why do people live in rainforests What products we use from rainforests and how they are traded Spring Term 2013 Wet ‘n’ Wild Citizenship & S.E.A.L Identifying diverse communities Investigating issues facing indigenous people How do my habits affect remote communities Fair-trade – what products and how it works Literacy Rainforest poetry Persuasive writing – saving the rainforests News reports on remote communities and their issues Fictional writing – ‘Amazon Adventure’ Numeracy Learning about decimal notation and applying it Investigating sequences and patterns Exploring prime numbers Handling data including measurements, using scales and calculating ranges, medians and modes Using data to work out problems regarding chance Solving shape problems including symmetry, angles and co-ordinates Solving problems involving ratio, proportion, percentages and fractions ICT Internet safety How to use the internet as a research tool Refining search skills using Google Presenting information Record a News report and add music using Audacity Record video presentations Art and DT Create a rainforest collage using a wide range of materials Design and make a waterproof shelter Look at artwork from indigenous communities Animal art in a wide range of mediums