Year 2 Discovery Units

Fantastic Firsts

In this unit, the children explore firsts in their own lives and experience as well as globally and historically. They look at significant events both in their own lives and beyond their living memory.

CONCEPTUAL LENS & KEY CONCEPTS INVENTION

Engineering, Innovation, Design, Invention, Understanding, Conclusions, Improvements, Questions, Creativity, Design Process, Scientists, Inventors, Research, Problems, Development

SUBJECT DRIVERS

English, Maths, Science, History, Design & Technology, Science, Geography

WHAT LIES BEYOND?

In this unit, the children look at what lies beyond their locality. They start by making local observations, then observations about the wider world, leading to exploring what lies beyond. They focus on space and what lays below their feet (tectonic plates, the Earth’s core) and the depths of the ocean.

CONCEPTUAL LENS & KEY CONCEPTS

EXPLORATION

Gravity, Planetary Bodies, Solar System, Constellations, Technology, Navigation, Curiosity, Space Exploration, Survival, Environment, Adaptation, Sustainability

SUBJECT DRIVERS

English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Art

AGES, EMPIRES & INVADERS

In this unit, the children look at history and timelines. They research and study different ages such as the Iron Age, the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. They also learn about the Roman Empire and the Chinese Empire and some exciting invaders, such as the Vikings and the Saxons.

CONCEPTUAL LENS & KEY CONCEPTS

TIME & POWER

Change, Impact, Traditions, Communities, Culture, Influence, Origins, Conflict

SUBJECT DRIVERS

English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Art