The big picture - it's modelling time!

Topics Year 2/3

Objectives

Geography

  • Describe and understand key aspects of physical geography including climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers and mountains.

Design and Technology

  • Use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose.
  • Generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams.
  • Select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks accurately.
  • Select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials and textiles, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.
  • Evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work.

Lesson Planning

Bring all of your research and new-found expertise on your Russian biome to create a model of this landscape. You will have full creative control of the materials that you use and the way you put it together - but remember to keep it accurate! Add your model to a creative exhibit on your biome using all the knowledge and visuals you have developed over the past few sessions - it’s time to open up to the public!

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To demonstrate understanding of a biome through construction and presentation of a model.
  • To research, design, build and evaluate a biome diorama/model.

Children will:

  • Demonstrate understanding of their biome’s physical geography through construction and appropriate finishing of a model.
  • Plan, design, construct and evaluate a biome model/diorama.
  • Synthesise learning from previous four sessions to present their group model, food chains, adaptation fold-ups and classification keys to the rest of the class and to a wider audience.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • A wide range of modelling materials
  • Boxes
  • Construction tools