Our Topic This Term Is Entitled 'Extreme Environments'.

What On Earth Is Happening Beneath Our Feet? 

The tectonic plates that form the Earth’s crust are always moving. Even the smallest movement can cause huge earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis that devastate communities across wide areas. If we can understand what is happening underground, we can learn to predict and protect ourselves in the future. 

What Can We Learn From Rocks?

 As stupendous scientists, we will compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. This knowledge will help us to describe how fossils are formed. As hands-on historians, we will visit the Warren and collect fossils, like the esteemed fossil hunter Mary Anning. We will then use these artefacts to help us to describe and explain the passage of time. As amazing artists, we will develop our use of sketch books and consider how these can support us in refining our observational and sketching skills.

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Fossils

Year 3 have kick-started their Extreme Environments topic with an exciting learning lift-off. We learnt all about how fossils are formed and then dug for our own fossils and identified them.