Weekly timetable – 14th March 2022

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British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will place between 11-20 March 2022!

Throughout the afternoon, we will be carrying out STEM investigations. The theme this year is growth.

 

What are we learning this week?

Maths

  • To continue to solve problems with two unknowns in a range of contexts
  • To continue to systematically solve problems with two unknowns using ‘trial and improvement’ (one and several solutions)
  • To continue to explain how they know they have found all possible solutions to problems with two unknowns
  • To continue to​ explain how to balance an equation with two unknowns​
  • To explain how addition and subtraction can help to solve multiplication problems efficiently

English – This week, we shall be aiming to finish our core text – Rooftoppers, by Katherine Rundell. Our learning objectives this week arE:

  • To ask questions to improve my understanding.
  • To explore new vocabulary.
  • To engage in Book Talk.
  • To plan and write a chapter from an alternative perspective.
  • To edit and up-level my writing.

Science – 

Our outline for the week:

Daily Science Question

Lesson Activity

Details

INTRO ASSEMBLY.  Introduce competition too.

Lesson 1 – Monday Investigating

Whole School Scaffolded Investigative Task Afternoon

Why did the pine cone close when left in water?

Lesson 2 Researching 

Learn about key STEM figure – Charles Richard Drew

Which type of container traps the most heat?

Lesson 3  Exploring 

Experiment / investigation linked to key figure and their contribution to STEM (making blood).

Will the dye in the water change the colour of the flowers?

Lesson 4  Creating

Creative artistic output demonstrating learning e.g. film / website / graphic biography/ poster / design a display

What happens when a mento is dropped into Cola?

Friday Afternoon Sharing

Classes to share learning in the whole school assembly.  

Our scientist:

Charles Richard Drew | Science History Institute

 

RHE – 

This term’s unit is called Healthy Me. Our learning objectives this week are:

  • To know about different types of drugs and their uses and their effects on the body.
  • To understand that some people can be exploited and made to do things that are against the law.