Year 6 Discovery Units

MIGRATION – WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?

What makes people want to move from one place to another? What is their motivation for migration – is it their choice, or has it been forced upon them? Have you ever moved from one place to another? Have you ever considered how different your life would be if you hadn’t moved or perhaps did move to another place?

In this unit, the students explore the many factors that motivate people to migrate as well as the challenges migrants may face.

CONCEPTUAL LENS & KEY CONCEPTS

ORIGINS/TRANSITION

Push/Pull, Migration, Change, Power, Conflict, Location, Infrastructure, Resources, Immigration, Networks, Charities, Economy, Processes, Resources, Consumption, Story, Journey, Drawing

SUBJECT DRIVERS

Geography, History, Art, Science – Properties & Changes of Materials

STEAM FAIR

How could your learning transform the world?

In this unit, the students have the opportunity to think like a scientist, an engineer and a mathematician. They have the opportunity to bring their critical and creative thinking to an issue that might need a solution or innovation, they are challenged to reflect on ideas that exist already and they are encouraged to transform current thinking through a process of designing, developing and evaluating. This is an exciting opportunity for them to showcase their investigative skills along with essential communication and collaboration skills to a wider audience at the DBIS STEAM Fair.

CONCEPTUAL LENS & KEY CONCEPTS

INNOVATION

Investigation, Problems, Solutions, Reflection, Design Process, Decomposition, Perseverance, Communication, Representation, Understanding, Success

SUBJECT DRIVERS

Science – All Areas, Student Agency

HOW CAN WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION?

This is going to be an exciting but emotional journey as we say goodbye to Primary and hello to Secondary.

When learning through this unit, the students are only weeks away from completing their Primary School years. It is the end of an era for them all, but it is the start of a new, exciting chapter too. They probably have a huge range of emotions and feelings and, no doubt, some wonderful memories of the last eight years of this incredible journey of learning and personal development. In this unit, they reflect on their time in the Primary years and how those years have helped make them the people they are today. They explore what can help them to be fully prepared for the next stage in their schooling and their lives.

CONCEPTUAL LENS & KEY CONCEPTS

CHANGE/REFLECTION

Past, Transition, Independence, Self-Management, Responsibility, Wellbeing, Communication, Empathy, Adaptability, Relationships

SUBJECT DRIVERS

Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education (PSHE)