The Ice Age

Topics Year 4/5

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Objectives

History

To continue to develop a chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British history.

Science

To recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth thousands of years ago.

Geography

To learn about physical characteristics of the UK and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.

Art

To improve their mastery of art and design techniques.

Lesson Planning

Make a timeline showing the Ice Ages and the Ice Age animals in Britain.

Teaching Outcomes:

To place Ice Age animals and people on a timeline.
To find out about Ice Age animals from their fossils.
To create a phased map showing the affect of the ice sheet on Britain.
To try out different ways of recording Ice Age fossils in their sketchbooks.

Children will:

Place Ice Age animals on a timeline in their sketchbooks.
Understand how Ice Age animals differ from their modern relatives and why.

Planning

Provided Resources

Presentation: Buckland Family Ice Age Animals
Cenozoic Timeline
Cenozoic Timeline with examples
Why Were Ice Age Animals Bigger?
Equipment for the experiment (see session resources)

You Will Need

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Weblinks

Changing fauna and Ice Age animals in Britain from nhm.ac.uk
Changing landscape of Britain in the Ice Age from nhm.ac.uk
Blog post about the Buckland mammoth from twilightbeasts.wordpress.com
Blog post about the Buckland elk from twilightbeasts.wordpress.com
Blog post about the Buckland Hyena from twilightbeasts.wordpress.com