Science & Technology

SCIENCE

This Term we are learning the topic 'A Place in Time'

By the end of the topic students will be able to:

• Use appropriate weather vocabulary when describing the weather
• Identify weather symbols e.g. Celsius
• Label and explain the water cycle
• List the seasons and what occurs in each season
• Explain how weather affects our day to day lives.

Learn more about weather and play some weather games on this website
Try some of these activities at home - make sure an adult helps you!

TECHNOLOGY

Watch this video about internet safety

Students will continue to learn Microsoft Word this Term.  They will also be learning to memorise the computer keyboard to help with their typing skills.

By the end of the Term students should be able to do the following:

• Draw and insert a table
• Write, copy and paste information in a table on Microsoft Word
• Use appropriate search terms to find relevant information on Google, Students can also use this search engine (kidrex) as it is designed for children
• Copy text and images from google onto a Word document.

 

Students will also be learning to type using the following activities:
Practise your typing skills on these games
Typing lessons and games

Assessment
Students will be assessed on these skills towards the end of the term.  This will contribute to 30% of their final Science & Technology grade for the Term.