Autumn

Topic - Ancient Greece

Say when the Ancient Greek people lived and order some events from the time on a timeline.
Describe some key facts about the Battle of Marathon and the Trojan War and demonstrate their understanding.
Talk about some Ancient Greek gods and know some features of Greek myths.
Explain how and why the Greek Empire was so successful and be able to confidently explain how the political system worked.
Describe elements of the Battle of Marathon and the Trojan War in significant detail and write their own Greek myth containing the relevant elements.
Examine artefacts in order to draw conclusions about what life was like in Ancient Greece.

chronology
empire
timeline
BC / AD
locate/location
country, city, state
democracy, democratic
ancient, modern
politics
ruling, ruler
dikasteria, boule, ekklesia
Polis, metic
sprint, wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus, chariot racing, pentathlon
pankration
battle
Marathon
eye witness
Sparta(n), Athens(ian), Persia(n)
battle formation, hoplite, defensive, strategy, retreat.

Describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system.
Describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth.
Describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies.
Use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun across the sky.
Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.
Taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate.
Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs.
Using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests.
Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.
Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object.
Identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction, that act between moving surfaces.
Recognise that some mechanisms, including levers, pulleys and gears, allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.
Taking measurements, using a range of scientific equipment, with increasing accuracy and precision, taking repeat readings when appropriate.
Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs.
Using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests.
Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, causal relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.
Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.