Volcanoes, Earthquakes

and Electricity

DRIVER 1: Exploring Opportunities (Visits and Visitors)

Visit to Thinktank and Lapworth Museum of Geology Severn Trent Water in to give Assembly on Plastic Pollution Year 6 PE Autumn Activity afternoon at WBS

DRIVER 2: Outdoor Education

Using our school grounds for the Daily Mile fitness challenge Opportunity to do Level 2 Bikeability on 23-24th September

DRIVER 3: Christian Values

Responsibility for our Bodies and Health Taking responsibility within School, Truthfulness & importance of speaking out Class assemblies

DRIVER 4: Happiness and Well-being

PSHE opportunities to talk about our feelings No Worries course starts

DRIVER 5: Our Place in the World

Harvest in Cressage Fair trade and importance of taking responsibility for food we buy—impact on other parts of the world Importance of plastic waste & water as world issue Climate Justice Day 20th September

Oak Class Year 6

1st Half Autumn Term

English

SPaG: Cover /revise: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, subject and object, determiners, conjunctions, prepositions,

formal/informal language and a range of punctuation. Spellings each week will be 24 words covering each one of the Year

3/4 and 5/6 spelling rules as a dictation test on Fridays.

Reading: Read “The Firework Maker’s Daughter” and “Running on the Roof of the World” as a class.

Writing : Using the texts and our topics as inspiration, children will complete a variety of written work including

narratives, explanations, interviews, diaries and instructions. Children will look at 20 different sentence structures and try

to incorporate some into their writing. They will look at how to edit and improve their writing .

Geography

Our topic is Volcanoes, Earthquakes

and Climate. Children will learn what

a volcano is, how they are formed,

where they are in the world, which

are the most active and much more…

Earthquakes and Climate will be

covered in the second half of the

term.

Science

Our Science topic is Electricity. Children

will draw on their previous knowledge to

plan and present a scientific enquiry to

create a working festive lights

decoration. They will: compare and give

reasons for variations in how

components function, including the

brightness of bulbs, the loudness of

buzzers and the on/off position of

switches, plan scientific investigations to

answer questions, use recognised

symbols in a simple circuit diagram,

recognise and control variables, take

measurements, use a range of scientific

equipment and record data and results

using tables, scatter, bar and line graphs.

This work will continue into the second

half of the term.

P.E

Opportunity to do Bikeability Level 2

Daily Mile. Shrewsbury Town

coaches—games on Thursdays.

Leadership skills on Tuesdays where

children will plan and lead activities

Maths

Children in Year 6 are already competent Mathematicians but we will be developing the skill of number fluency

applying their knowledge to a range of problems, looking for alternative solutions to show their understanding of

the Mathematics involved. This half term we will cover: numbers to 10 million, rounding, negative numbers,

addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, factors, multiples, prime numbers, square and cube numbers, order of

operations, fractions—addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions of amounts, We will complete

mini-tests at the end of each block of learning to assess understanding. Each week children will complete a timed

times table test on Fridays.

RE

Why do Christians believe that God is

both holy and loving? How do they put

this belief into action through promoting

justice and forgiveness? Finding out

about the Jewish festival of Sukkot and

how Jewish people today celebrate

it. How is it similar or different to our

Harvest Festival?

Music

Learning to play the recorder, read

musical notation and understand

rhythm, duration, pitch and tempo.

Art

Volcano art

inspired by

Nick Rowland

and use of watercolours

Preparing, Sowing, Growing

French

Learning basic conversational

vocabulary relating to ‘All about me’

and ‘Getting to know you.’

Computing

E-Safety covering social media, cyber

-bullying, passwords and privacy.

Continue laptop skills development.

PSHE Looking at managing feelings, responding to dares, healthy relationships. First aid to cover asthma and burns.

mantle– the layer between the crust and outer layer of the earth pumice– a light, porous volcanic rock formed when lava cools. Ring of Fire– the circle of earthquake sites and volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean. sill– a flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens in a crack in a volcano. throat- The part of the conduit that ejects lava and volcanic ash. vent– the opening of a volcano. volcanologist– someone who studies volcanoes Vulcan– the Roman god of fire who volcanoes are named after

Volcanoes,

Earthquakes and

Electricity

Knowledge Organiser

Volcano and Earthquake Vocabulary and Information

A volcano is a cone-shaped mountain with a hole in the top where, when active, molten rock, gas escapes to the earth’s surface from underneath the earth’s crust. active volcano– a volcano that is erupting or likely to erupt. ash– rock dust particles that are thrown into the air during volcanic activity. ashfall– when the ash from the ash clouds fall to the earth. conduit- the pipe or vent at the heart of a volcano where material wells up from beneath the surface. core– the centre of the earth which is made from nickel and iron. crater– the big, hollow areas inside the volcano. crust– the rocky outer layer of the earth dormant volcano– a ‘sleeping volcano’, one that has not erupted for a while but could in the future. eruption– where magma from beneath the earth’s crust forces its way out of a volcano as lava. extinct volcano– a volcano that has not erupted for a long time and is unlikely to erupt again. igneous rock– cooled and solid rock which once was molten lava. lava– magma that has reached the Earth’s surface and come out of the volcano. magma– the extremely hot, molten rock layer that lies beneath the earth’s crust.

insulator - A material in which an electronic charge does not flow freely and does not conduct the flow of electric current. resistance– the amount a component prevents the flow of electric current through it. static electricity - The build up of an electric charge on the surface of an object. The charge remains in one area rather than flowing to another area. voltage– the difference between how much electrical energy is in one place and another in a circuit.

Electricity Vocabulary and Information Electricity is a type of energy that can build up in one place or flow from one place to another. When electricity gathers in one place it is known as static electricity ( means something that does not move); electricity that moves from one place to another is called current electricity. battery - A device that stores and produces electricity from chemical cells. component- any device in an electric circuit that transfers electrical energy into another form eg bulb or switch. conductor - A material that allows the free flow of electric charge. Copper wiring is the most widely used electrical conductor. electric circuit - An electric circuit is a collection of electronic components connected by a conductive wire that allows for electric current to flow. electric current - Electric current is the flow of electric charge through a material. The standard unit for electric current is the ampere. electron– a tiny part of an atom. When electrons move from one atom to the other in the same direction, this is called electricity. Electricity is the "flow" of electrons.

Preparing, Sowing, Growing

Types of Volcanoes There are 3 main types : 1.Composite Volcano– a very explosive volcano, composed of alternating layers of lava and ash with steep sides. Example is Krakatau. 2. Shield Volcano– made only from lava which is runny so this is a low, flat volcano which spreads over a large area. Not explosive. Example is Mauna Loa. 3. Dome Volcano– formed when erupting lava is too thick to flow and makes a steep-sided mound as the lava piles up near the vent. Example is Mont Pelee.