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The Moon orbits the Earth, but it also revolves around the Earth. As it is orbiting as well as
revolving, we always see the same side of the moon, we never see the 'far side'. What different
shapes of moon have you seen? What causes it to appear to change shape?

Interdependence and adaptation

Star fillers Food chains: always starts with the producer, a plant, and keep the consumers in the same habitat.
Ask which are prey/predator. Draw/label 3 food chains.

Micro-organisms

Mouldy food: what is mould? Micro-organisms which are too small to be seen individually. Table
different methods that are used in supermarkets/in the home to preserve food. How do we store
food to help prevent decay/these micro-organisms growing?

Micro-organisms

Produce a hygiene rules poster for the school canteen staff, after discussion about hygiene in the
kitchen.

Reversible and irreversible changes

Give children a list of materials which can be mixed with water. Children to classify in a table those
that can't be separated, those they would filter and those they would separate by evaporation.
Centrifugal force introduction for more able?

Forces in action

Make a spinner, two paper strips 10cm x 2cm, joined with 1 paperclip and time the fall (from a
decent height!) Ask children to predict whether it will fall more quickly/slowly with different
lengths of wings. Work through whole experiment, fair test, results, graph, conclusion.

HISTORY

What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?

Key influence on children's lives in Victorian times was Dr Barnardo. He raised over £3m to establish
a network of Homes to rescue children from the streets, more than 60,000 in his time. Gave them
Links to care and life skills training. Homes has not existed before. Empathise with a child on the streets
curriculum (orphaned, excluded from home because of poverty/disability) and write to Dr Barnardo thanking
him and telling him what differences it has made to your life. Children lived in Homes with other
children, and also went to live in Homes with families, like the foster care we see today. What
legacy has Barnardo left for modern Britain?