Department | Title | Student focus (year group) | Objectives | Outcomes |
Art + Design | Alien World | Yrs 7-9 | Looking at the work of Hunderwasser, students to explore a wide range of materials and techniques in unusual and unlikely combinations. | Students will be producing multi media abstract pieces which will be displayed as part of a large scale three dimensional structure. |
CDT | Alien World | Year 7 and 9 | Understand how to generate an idea for an “alien space car” that would be used to drive around the different planets in space. Understand how to use specific design criteria to help you design your space car. | Pupils will come up with an idea for an “alien space car” from specific design criteria. |
Drama | War of the Worlds | Yrs 7 and 10 | Re-interpret a segment of music (from “War of the Worlds”) as a series of dramatic tableaux with possibility of expansion into short dramatic scene. | Series of tableaux / short scene |
English | Animals in Danger Out of this World Holidays Trip to the Moon | 7 8 9 | To explore the issue of endangered animals on earth and consider how this can be expressed in a poetic form. To explore how maps use signs and symbols to convey messages. To consider the prediction made by scientists that the USA will have a permanent base on the moon by 2020 with holidays there to follow, students should design an advert persuading people to visit the moon. They will be exploring how to use persuasive and presentational devices. | Pupils will write a poem – free choice over form and devices used. Pupils will select a planet and design a map showing a holiday destination. This will be presented to the rest of the class. Print based advert. |
Food Tech. | “ How do you eat in space?” | 7,8,9 | 1. An opportunity to investigate and discuss:· the history surrounding the development of food in space· how food is provided in space 2. Sensory analysis of food developed for space travel. 3. Designing a food (Yr 9) or food tray (Yrs 7 & 8) for a space journey. | |
Geography | Dynamic World Woodland ecosystem Seasons of the year | 7 8 9 | Look at some of the awe inspiring world scenery Nunnery Wood woodland ecosystem –connections and protectionConnection between position of sun and earth to explain seasons of the year | |
History | How the ancient World viewed space. | KS3 | To identify and explain peoples beliefs on the earth and space. | |
IT | A Tour of the Solar System | Y7 | To use animation and graphic editing software along with effective search techniques to create an animated movie. Pupils will select and refine the information to suit the required audience. | |
Library | War of the Worlds | KS3 | | |
Languages | Modern Space Stations | KS3 | To design & label in target language a modern space station | |
Maths | Big & Small Numbers | Year 9, 8 | Standard Form –planet distances, sizes, comparisons, very small numbers | Understand need for ST form using real data (planets) |
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PE | Within lesson pupils will be looking at the concept of flight within all activity areas. The theme of flight has been chosen because it relates to the earth’s gravitational pull. | | Key stage three - pupils will be doing this primarily through games Key stage 4 - look at this through trampolining. | |
Religious Education | Ultimate Question – Are we alone in the Universe? | 7-9 | To investigate the existence of extra-terrestrials and the impact they could have on humanity | |
Science | Energy from Space | Years 7,8,9 and 10 | Students will watch a live webcast that takes them through what is energy, energy sources that we use now and energy sources that we may use in the future from space. | Energy literate pupils. Able to appreciate the need for developing technologies that use alternative forms of energy and able to participate in the ‘Feed in tarrif ‘ initiative. |
Textiles | Alien World | Yrs 7-9 | Based on the work of Hunderwasser, we will be exploring ways of manipulating fabrics, yarn and dyes in unusual combinations. | Students will produce a series of large scale banners that can be linked to the Art outcomes to produce a large scale three dimensional structure. |
SEN | Aliens from Mars | yr 7 & 8 | Design an alien from mars and say how its adapted to live there | |
Feeder School | Magna Kitchen Show | Year 6 | Opportunity to watch the visiting science production by Magna Science ‘ The science of the kitchen’ | |
"… all students are able to access appropriately challenging pathways."
