Medium:

Drawing pencils

Who was M.C. Escher?M.C. Escher (1898–1972) was a Dutch artist known for his mathematically inspired, mind-bending artworks featuring impossible architecture, tessellations, and optical illusions.

What is tessellation?Tessellation is the repeating pattern of shapes that fit together without gaps or overlaps to cover a surface.

Core Vocabularytesselations, symmetry, repeating pattern, techniques, lithograph

Northumberland Agreed Syllabus Unit U2.3 Why do Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah?

Debate, discussions, hot-seating

What were the key events that led to the crucifixion of Jesus?Jesus had a special meal with his friends called the Last Supper, but later that night, one friend betrayed him, and another, Peter, said he didn’t know him three times. Jesus was put on trial, and even though the ruler, Pilate, didn’t think he had done anything wrong, he let the crowd decide, and they chose to have Jesus crucified.

What were the key events after the crucifixtion?Christians believe that, after Jesus was crucified, he was buried in a tomb, but three days later he rose from the dead, appeared to his friends, and then ascended to heaven.

Content:

Link to Science   

What is the difference between weather and climate? Weather is short term conditions and climate is average weather measured over a longer period.

What direction are the lines of Longitude and Latitude on the Earth, and what is their significance? Longitude – around from top to bottom. Latitude – around from left to right (like the Equator) They are used to measure points on the globe.

Where are the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, and what is their significance? The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line around the Earth in the north, and the Tropic of Capricorn is a similar line in the south. These lines mark the furthest points where the sun shines directly overhead, helping to create warm, tropical climates.

Content:

Pop-ups. Create promotional pop-up card for new Planet Unknown game

• Explore pop-up books
• Practise pop-up mechanisms
• Apply chosen mechanism to design.

Feedback, evaluation

What is a 'pop-up' book?A book with 3 dimensional pages where something pops up when a page is turned.

Investigations:

Apparent movement of sun over time (tracking shadows over days)

What are the names and order of the planets in the solar system from The Sun? Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

How long does it take for Earth (and other planets) to orbit the Sun once? The further away from the sun, the longer it takes a planet to orbit. The Earth takes one year.

Why is there day and night on Earth? Day and night are due to the Earth rotating (spinning) on its axis and not because it is orbiting around the sun. Due to the rotation of the planet, the part that faces the sun (day) and the part facing away in shadow (night) changes.

What is special about the Moon?The moon has 8 phases. It travels around our planet once every 27.322 days always faces the Earth with the same side.It is Earth's only satellite. Its gravitational pull causes the ocean’s water to bulge creating the tides.