SCIENTISTS
CARING INDIVIDUALS
HISTORIANS
Use scientific vocabulary in my explanations.
Record and write about my observations.
Compare and give reasons for variations in how
(RE/PSHCE)
Find out who the Aztecs were and how they built their
empire.
Place the Aztecs on a timeline of world history. Exploring
the roles of emperors, nobles, warriors, priests, farmers
and other people in Aztec society.
Find out how families were organised into calpullis.
Investigate how they changed a swampy island in Lake
Texcoco into a thriving city through the use of aqueducts,
causeways, chinampas, canals, etc.
Research what daily life was like for the Aztecs in terms
of homes, clothes, schools, markets, food, etc.
Find out about Cortès, the conquistadors and their
invasion of Mesoamerica. Explore the chain of events
that led to the downfall of the Aztecs.
electrical components function. Test and make
predictions about circuits. Design and make own
circuits. Design and make an electrical quiz game
about the the Aztecs.
GEOGRAPHERS
Locate Mexico on a map. Learn how to read maps, globes
and atlases. Learn how to make our own maps.
Use the correct geographical words to describe places.
Be able to explain why places are as they are. Explore the
geographical features of Mexico, such as size, population,
landscape, climate, etc. Use data and information to
answer questions about the geographical features of
Mexico.
Find out about the Aztec belief that all life
was governed by a multitude of gods.
Investigate the Aztec practice of human
sacrifice and the reasons behind it.
Learn about the teachings and practices of
the Buddhist faith.
Context for learning
The Aztecs
TECHNOLOGISTS (ICT/DT)
Use variables and formulae in code to create an area
calculator. Learn how to program an app by choosing
objects and events and using coding formulas.
ARTISTS
Choose appropriate techniques to convey the meaning of
my work. Communicate movement through my drawings.
Select appropriate drawing materials. Know when
different materials can be combined and use this to good
effect. Develop my shading techniques. Design, create
and make a print from a collagraph.
LINGUISTS
Use the skills of note making, drafting and editing.
Extend my knowledge of spelling strategies. To revise
and develop my understanding of the key parts of speech.
Use a range of narrative techniques in writing. In
reading complete a book study on Michael Morpurgo’s ‘The
Butterfly Lion’.
PHYSICALLY FIT
(PE + GAMES)
Develop and refine my hockey skills.
Create a collaborative dance (Haka) and
use freeze frames to represent a
section of the dance.
SPEAKING + LISTENING
Interview and hot-seating activities
between the characters in ‘The
Butterfly Lion’.
Debate the different views that the
different sides held about what
happened to the Aztecs.
MUSICIANS
Get into the grove by exploring rhythm and melody
in singing. Learn about beat, pitch and harmony and
take a trip around the world to celebrate the
universal language of music.
MATHEMATICIANS
Develop rapid, instant recall of times table facts to
12 x 12, including division facts.
Develop and extend my number skills in all 4 rules
and place value. Know by heart units of weight, time,
money, length and capacity and be able to convert
between units.