AUTUMN 2
Year 3 -What would you find on an arctic adventure? (Scandinavia) - Geography
GEOGRAPHY
Art
Science
Arctic Adventure
Pupils should be taught to:
Possible Activities
Resources
Locate the world’s countries, using maps
Look at the map of the arctic – locate what countries/ oceans are in it. Maps/atlases of the world
to focus on different countries concentrating on Use map to talk about why the arctic is so cold- link to distance from Maps of arctic
their environmental regions, key
equator, hemispheres etc.
Photos of arctic
physical and human characteristics, countries, andMake comparisons to the places visited on our journey between Land’s
major cities.
End and John O’Groats
http://www.discoveringthearctic.org.uk
/teachers.html
Focus on Norway
Identify the position and significance
Use images, video clips to discover what Norway like: Look at specific
of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern
An interactive website which can be
features eg. Mountains, rivers, climate zones etc.
Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Arctic and
used throughout topic to meet KS2
Other ideas: Fjords, delivery of Christmas trees,
Antarctic Circle
geography Objectives.
fishing, Sharsuagg.
Understand geographical similarities and
differences through the study of human and
physical geography of regions.
Focus on Sweden
As above ice palaces, ice sculpture, northern lights
Life as an Eskimo (Inuk tribe)
Describe and understand key aspects of physical (Use books to introduce....)
geography, including: climate zones, rivers,
How do they build igloos?
mountains and volcanoes
How do they survive without Tesco’s?
Arctic animals
Describe and understand key aspects of human What animals are specific to the arctic- fact files about
geography, including: types of settlement and
them. Look at how they survive/ adapt to the
land use, economic activity and the distribution of environment? Do they live on icerbegs/ seas/ mountains
natural resources.
Design own arctic animal.
Lapland/ north pole
Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer Father Christmas link
mapping to locate countries and describe features
Studied.
Uses a range of webcam links to Artic
and short videos about the people who
live there.
Cambridge museum
http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/
Adventures of Scott and Anderson with
artefacts
The Polar museum
Scott Polar Research Institute
University of Cambridge
Lensfield Road
Cambridge CB2 1ER
Art – Watercolour arctic scenes
Pupils should be taught to:
To use a range of materials creatively to design
and make products.
To develop a wide range of art and
design techniques, including drawing, painting
and sculpture with a range of materials [for
example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
Possible Activities
Show ch a range of paintings from www.arcticartists.com and explain that
we will be creating our own arctic scene using water
colours.
What are the main land features in the paintings? Snow capped mountains,
icebergs, rivers etc
What colours can we see? White, greys, shades of blue.
To learn about great artists, architects and
designers in history, making links between their
own work.
Using water colours in sketchbooks, ch lighten
and darken without the use of black and white.
Make own black
Use sketchbook to store information on colour mixing,
I can use a sketchbook to support work, try out brush marks, etc. Of different shades of blue and black.
ideas, plans and colours.
I can replicate colours, patterns
and textures
I can use a sketchbook to experiment with colour Demonstrate experience in the colour wheel, colour spectrums, etc
mixing
Use the brush to produce marks appropriate for work
I have a good understanding of the colour wheel
I know what harmonising and complementary
colours are.
I have experience in hues and tints
I am able to make detailed and intricate marks
with attention to tone
I can use appropriate colour to
suit a scene
I can use appropriate colour to
suit a scene
I can use shading, pattern and texture using
watercolour
Construct imaginative work, selecting source material as appropriate
Ch draw on scene of arctic and then
begin to watercolour
Ch continue to paint arctic scene with watercolours
Ch create arctic scene art gallery and observe others work
Resources
Photos/paintings of arctic
Light and Reflection
Pupils should be taught to:
Recognise that they need light in order to see
things and that dark is the absence of light.
Possible Activities
When the sun is behind you, your shadow is in front. The
sun appears highest at the middle of the day. The higher
the sun appears in the sky, the shorter shadows are.
Notice that light is reflected from surfaces
Know that some material reflect light and its purpose for safety
Recognise that light from the sun can be
dangerous and that there are ways to protect
their eyes.
Recognise that shadows are formed when the
light from a light source is blocked by
a solid object.
terns in the way that the size of
shadows change.
Shadows can tell us the time of day.
Transparent and translucent objects and materials let light through. Opaque
objects and materials do not let light through.
Explore shadows cast by opaque and transparent objects.
Resources
New Star science