How did Stonehenge look 4500 years ago?

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Stone Age to Iron Age Britain Stonehenge

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Objectives

History

Continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of Britain, establishing clear narratives within and across the periods they study.
Know about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including Bronze Age religion, technology and travel.

Design and Technology

Make from selecting a range of materials, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities.

Lesson Planning

Discover what Stonehenge may have looked like when it was originally created and appreciate its details through construction of models.

Teaching Outcomes:

To understand that the monument we see today does not look as it was originally intended.
To use different materials to construct miniature models of Stonehenge

Children will:

Understand that Stonehenge does not look today as it was originally intended.
Appreciate the details of Stonehenge through constructing it in different materials.

Planning

Provided Resources

Building Stonehenge images
How to make a cheese puff Stonehenge

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Cheese puffs
Pink wafer biscuits or bourbon biscuits
Butter/fudge icing
Trays (1 per group)

Weblinks

Miniture Stonehenge instructions from firstpalette.com