5. Pentecost 1: Investigating Our World

Geography – Investigating Our World

This term, we will be learning about locating map features using a range of methods. We will learn about the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and worldwide time zones and study interconnected climate zones, vegetation belts and biomes. We will learn about human geography and capital cities worldwide before looking at the UK motorway network and settlements.

Science – Properties and Changes of Materials

In science this term, we will begin to learn more about the wider properties of materials and their uses. We will learn about mixtures and how they can be separated using sieving, filtration and evaporation. We will begin to look at reversible and irreversible changes, and use common indicators to identify irreversible changes.