What Price Progress? (Summer Term)
Invention and Development
The big idea
Advances in science and technology are transforming the way that we live our
lives. Each and every one of us is affected by change – but have we ever
stopped to consider what this change means for ourselves, our communities and
the world?
In Technology, we’ll be:
 Finding out about the types of technology we use in our daily lives
 Finding out about technology that is being developed for the future
 Evaluating existing technology against agreed criteria
 Designing our own future technology to meet a need
 Evaluating each other’s designs
In History, we’ll be:
 Finding out about important inventions and discoveries from the past
 Finding out about famous people whose ideas caused social change
 Finding out how our local area has changed and developed over time
In Science, we’ll be:
 Finding out about modern and historical scientific ideas and processes
 Finding out about famous scientists and the inventions/processes that
they developed
In Music, we’ll be:
 Responding to music by different composers
 Composing our own expressionist music
 Finding out about the development of musical instruments
In Society, we’ll be:
 Debating what makes someone an entrepreneur
 Finding out about the availability of technology in other countries around
the world
In Art, we’ll be:
 Finding out about ‘futurism’ and creating a piece of art in the futurist style
 Finding out about ‘Dadaism’ and creating a piece of art in the Dadaist
style
In International, we’ll be:
 Finding out about sustainable ways of living
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