Year 2

History

This half term we are going to be historians and answer the question ‘How has technology changed our lives?’.  We will be thinking about how people communicated in the past and create timelines, including some dates, to show the progression of new inventions. We will explore how technology has developed over time and what life was like before the World Wide Web.

We will consider the impact Sit Tim Berners-Lee’s invention of the World Wide Web had on people’s lives and its importance today. We will also compare the work of Tim Berners-Lee to other innovators and scientists, such as Alexander Graham Bell, Gugliemo Marconi, John Logie Baird, Ray Tomlinson, William Caxton as well as Steve Jobs and aspire to be as innovative as they were and still are.

You can find out more here-

What is the world wide web? – BBC Bitesize

BBC – History – Tim Berners Lee

BBC – Learning, How the world wide web was invented

Alexander Graham Bell – BBC Bitesize

History KS2: Alexander Graham Bell – BBC Teach

How have the ways in which we communicate changed over time? (Part 1) (thenational.academy)

How have the ways in which we communicate changed over time? (Part 2) (thenational.academy)

Who was Ada Lovelace? – CBBC Newsround

How computers have changed – BBC Bitesize

Science

In science we will be learning about materials and their properties. Finding out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. As well as identifying and comparing the uses of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick/rock, and paper/cardboard.

Everyday materials – KS1 Science – BBC Bitesize

Materials – Year 1/2 – P2/3 – Science Collection – Home Learning with BBC Bitesize – BBC Bitesize

Materials – Science for Kids | @Primary World – YouTube

Unit – Oak National Academy (thenational.academy)

 

On-going science

We will be scientists and observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants. As well as finding out and describing how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbmmdp3

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0119vk6

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zpxnyrd/articles/z3wpsbk

 

This half term we are going to be scientists. We will describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other. We will look at photos and watch videos to identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats. The children will research how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food.

Here are some links that might interest you-

Living things and their habitats – Year 2 KS1 Science – BBC Bitesize

Identifying the natural habitats of animals | BBC Teach – YouTube

 

This half term we will be comparing Bournemouth and its surrounding areas with Cape Town in South Africa. Have a look at the links below and see what you can find out.

Go Jetters – Continent of Africa – BBC Teach

Geography KS1 and KS2: Your World – BBC Teach

South Africa – Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

Britannica Kids

South Africa (nationalgeographic.com)