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Stone

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Maya Technology

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Objectives

History

  • Undertake an in-depth study of a non-European society that provides contrasts with British history - The Maya civilization.

Science

  • Plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, report and present findings from enquiries.
  • Give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic.

Lesson Planning

Find the stone objects in the collection of images. Think about how Maya people could have carved stone. Make a scientific enquiry to try to see how long it would take to carve a pendant. Carve a replica pendant out of Pears soap.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To explore Maya stone working techniques.
  • To plan and carry out an experiment to test different methods of working stone.

Children will:

  • Devise an experiment about making stone objects.
  • Carry out the experiment.
  • Make an informed prediction about how long it would have taken the Maya to do the same.

You Will Need

  • Web-enabled devices
  • Pears soap (green if you can get it)
  • Selection of stones

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