Year 4 Project - Blue Abyss
Grab your wetsuit! We’re going on a deep sea adventure.
During this project, we’ll visit an aquarium to gain an insight into the ocean world. We’ll sketch different creatures and create clay sculptures of our favourite. Writing poems inspired by our favourite sea creatures will help us to develop a rich vocabulary. Using maps, globes and atlases, we’ll identify the world’s oceans and seas. We’ll also find different ways of grouping living things. Diving back into the 1800s, we’ll learn all about the HMS Challenger. We’ll research Jacques Cousteau and write biographies about his exciting explorations. As a challenge, we’ll create model submarines using recycled materials and program an onscreen submarine. We’ll study Antony Gormley’s Another Place sculpture and write reviews. After locating the Great Barrier Reef on a map, we’ll learn about the risks it faces.
Help your child prepare for their project
Oceans are remarkable and fascinating places that are full of life. Why not visit the coast together to see an ocean or sea up close? You could also look at an atlas or online map to find out which seas and oceans surround Britain. Alternatively, work together to create an under-the-sea collage using different materials to represent the plants, creatures and water.
Memorable Experience - Visit an aquarium
Design and Technology - Designing submarines; working models
Art and Design - Observational drawing; 3-D models; Clay sculpture; Anthony Gormley; Batik; Printing; Seascapes
Computing - Programming; Video editing; Multimedia presentations
Geography - Seas and oceans of the world; The Great Barrier Reef; Environmental issues
Science - Living things and their habitats; Animals, including humans; Working scientifically
Science Investigations - Are all sea creatures the same? How does pollution affect habitats?
In Year 4 PE lessons are timetabled for Monday and Friday.
Spelling Tests will take place every Wednesday.
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