History in Team CB - Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age

In Team CB they have been busy working on their History topic looking at life in the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. As a class they have explored how early civilisation used stone to support their daily lives. Looking closely at the different time periods in the Stone Age they investigated how people went from being nomads to living in permanent houses, and growing crops. They looked closely at the make up of roundhouses and even created their own using clay and straw to replicate the wattle and daub effect.

They also examined different artefacts from the time and used their inferencing skills to deduce what the items were and what they told us about history of the time. Using a virtual tour tool, they explored Skara Brae and learnt of the power of such sites in retelling the past.

As part of the Bronze Age they used drama to support their understanding of what it would be like to be a copper child and then documented their thoughts and feelings in the form of a diary.

Finally, as part of the Iron Age they looked at hillforts and their design in supporting tribes with defending their land. They re-enacted an attempt to invade and the challenges that the hillfort posed. For the remainder of the term they will study how the Romans came to Britain and the impact they had upon our lives as we know them.