Year 3

Dinosaurs – Autumn Two

HISToRy LEARnIng TARgETS

Children will:

2.4     Be able to give some reasons for particular events and changes in prehistoric time

2.6     Be able to use their knowledge and understanding to answer simple questions

about the prehistoric past and about changes

2.7     Understand that the past can be considered in terms of different time periods

ART LEARnIng TARgETS

Children will:

2.1     Know how a number of artists — including some from their home country and the

host country – use forms, materials and processes to depict animals

2.2     Know about some of the work of artists in the host country

2.3     Be able to use art as a means of self expression

2.4     Be able to choose materials and techniques which are appropriate for their task

2.5     Be able to explain their own work in terms of what they have done and why

2.6     Be able to talk about works of art, giving reasons for their opinions

ICT LEARnIng TARgETS

Children will:

2.4     Be able to find and use stored information about dinosaurs from a variety of

sources

2.5     Be able to use ICT to support and present their work in history and science

2.7     Be able to make choices to gather information and solve problems

2.8     Understand that ICT can be used responsibly and creatively to people’s benefit

ScIeNce LEARnIng TARgETS

• that shadows are formed when light travelling from a source is blocked
• to make and record observations and to present information in drawing and writing
• that shadows are formed when objects block light from the Sun
• that shadows are similar in shape to the objects forming them
• that shadows of objects in sunlight change over the course of the day
• to make and record observations of shadows and to try to explain these using knowledge about light
• that shadows change in length and position throughout the day
• to measure the length of the shadow in standard measures
• to make a table and bar chart to show how the length of the shadows changes during the day
• to record and identify a pattern in the observations of the Sun
• that the Sun appears to move across the sky during the day
• that when the Sun is behind them their shadow is in front
• that the Sun appears to move across the sky in a regular way every day
• that the Sun appears highest in the sky at midday
• that the higher the Sun appears in the sky the shorter the shadow
• that the Sun does not move, its apparent movement is caused by the spinning of the Earth on its axis
• that shadows can be used to tell the approximate time of day
• that opaque objects/materials do not let light through and transparent objects/materials let a lot of light through
• to use their knowledge about light and shadows to predict which materials will form a shadow and to plan how to test this
• to compare the shadows formed by different materials and to draw conclusions from their results
• to decide whether the results support their predictions and to use knowledge about shadow formation to explain the conclusions