This half term, the whole school is moving into Future Street! History often takes us back in time, but who knows what will happen as we arrive bemused and wide-eyed in the world of 2050. Keyworth might feel a little different as we experiment with alternative sources of energy; investigate the potential of drones, AI and augmented reality; build and programme robots and see how architects are already working hand in hand with the science.
Stepping even further forward, the Parish Council will be asking the pupils at Willow Brook to pitch a design for a revolutionary undersea complex. Will our learning, experience and inspiration make us the futuristic architects and scientists that they are looking for?…
Take a look at our half term plan by clicking on this link:
Great books that might support learning this term include…
Until I met Dudley by Roger McGough – which will get you thinking about fictional explanation texts (and it’s great fun!)
Facts and predictions to get you thinking about the future
Mr. Jones always says that a DK book is perfect for learning and these will give you hours of browsing and pondering!
And if you’ve never met Wallace and Gromit and their concise way of explaining contraptions, this is a perfect book to browse
This is a book that will challenge your thoughts about the future…
All of which will stand alongside our core text for the half term:
Let us boldly go…
