Year 5 2020 - 2021

Miss Capper

THE ANCIENT MAYAN CIVILIZATION

This half term Year 5 are going to travel back in time to discover more about the ancient civilization of the Maya.

Mantle of the expert

Year 5 have been commisioned by the Department of Education to share their thoughts and learning about the Ancient Maya.
As part of the National Curriculum schools can choose to study a non-European society that provides contrast with British history.
The Department of Education has asked children to gather research and information and then present their findings to answer the question: why should children study the Ancient Maya?

Five enquiry questions

During this theme, Year 5 will discover the answers to these five enquiry questions.

_{Why did the Maya empire grow when so much of the land they lived in was mountain and jungle?}

_{What was life like at the height of the Mayan civilisation?}

_{Why were the Maya seen as inventors?}

_{Did the Mayans leave a lasting legacy?}

_{Why did the Maya civilisation collapse?}

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NORTH AMERICA

During the first half of the autumn term, Year 5 will discover the answers to these five questions.

1) How many countries are the in North America?
2) Which country is the largest/smallest in size?
3) Which country has the greatest/smallest population?
4) Which city is the largest/smallest in size?
5) Which city has the greatest/smallest population?

Please see the attached file called 'North America Knowledge Organiser' to learn more about this facinating continent.

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