The project this week aims to provide opportunities for your child to learn more about the area in which they live. Learning may focus on your local area, famous people, key landmarks and links to your city.
An Architectural Masterpiece- Give your child the task of designing a new building/structure to inspire the residents of their local town or city. They must research, plan, design and then make a model of it using materials (lego would be ideal for this) from around the house. They could do a sketch/drawing/painting of their design instead if they prefer. If they choose to make a model then please ask them to create a criteria for success and then evaluate their model against this.
Promoting Your Local Area- Tell your child that a visitor from another country is coming to stay in Goldsborough/Knaresborough/Harrogate for a week. They really need to impress them by showing them the most interesting places in their local area. Where would they take them each day? Plan the itinerary for each day detailing the transport that will be taken to each location, how long will be spent there, what will be eaten and any activities that may take place.
Where in the World? - Show your child how to use Google Earth or Google Maps to look at the geographical features of Goldsborough, London and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. How are these places similar? How are these places different? What impacts the similarities and differences? After, they can then choose three different places and do the same thing. Do they notice any patterns?