As part of our ID topic, we have been collecting data about our class. We have taken significant measurements of each member of the class and recorded them on a table. From there, we have begun to present the data effectively on a range of graphs and charts. This has Read more…
To begin our ID topic, which is all about us and who we are, we sketched ourselves by identifying the key characteristics of our faces. We looked at our eyes, hair, nose and mouth, paying attention to size, shape and colour. We used half of our own face as a Read more…
Year 6 continued their work on inheritance, evolution and Darwin by exploring what DNA is, how it helps decide what type of person we will be and how genetic engineering and selective breeding have affected living things around us. We studied selective breeding in dogs, looking at how species Read more…
After weeks of studying Darwin’s work, we were able to use his notes to recreate some of his experiments. We decided to focus on his work on seed dispersal and what he felt he could learn from owl pellets and the study of diets within food chains. The first thing Read more…
As part of our research into Darwin and his Theory of Evolution, Year 6 investigated what fossils are, where they are found, how they are formed and what types of fossils there are. We created information booklets using our 4 sentence paragraph strategy: statement, question, exclamation and command. The children Read more…
What better way for parents to avoid the daily grind than come in to Year 6 to tackle ratio and proportion problems with their children. As part of our shared lunch, Year 6 and their families were given a series of clues 1-by-1 to help them recreate a pattern designed Read more…
Inspired by the memory of Stephen Lawrence, Year 6 looked at the facts around an issue that has unfortunately become more prominent in recent months: the rise in knife crime. We used Newsround’s investigations and animations to learn about the facts and figures around knife crime and hear recounts Read more…
Darwin is most famous for his ‘Theory of Evolution’ and how natural selection and evolution was evident during his studies of the finches of the Galapagos Islands. We looked at how we could study the differences between the beaks of each finch and how this has helped them to adapt Read more…
As part of our studies on Darwin’s arrival and studies on the Galapagos islands, we created watercolour paintings of what he would have seen as he arrived on and ventured throughout the islands. We looked at how we could effectively mix colours, use different shades of the same colour, and Read more…
To retrace Darwin’s footsteps, Year 6 went on a virtual journey around the Galapagos Islands. We used Google Streetview to move around the islands, looking for plant and animal life to observe. We noted the living things we came across and drew conclusions from our observations, such as why certain Read more…