Week 1 - Scotland is known for its woollen kilts.

Lesson 1 - Raw materials (natural) and Synthetic materials (manmade)

What are we learning to do?

Watch the clip

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/what-is-the-difference-between-raw-and-synthetic-materials-6ctkac 

Activity 1 - Watch how wool is turned into tartan for kilts. 

Activity 2 - Do one of the crafts linked to today's lesson. 

Week 2 - Northern Ireland

Lesson 1 - Fieldwork and weather watchers 

What are we learning to do?

• observe changes across the 4 seasons
• observe and describe weather associated with the seasons.
• identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom

Some facts about Ireland and weather

• Northern Ireland gets a lot of rain and strong winds.
• The wind in Ireland is frequent and lively, although it is generally stronger between late Autumn and early Spring. The windiest area is the North of Ireland.
• Rainfall is common on the island, but especially along the west coast, where it often rains more than once every two days. 
• It can feel or seem very windy near the coast (where the land meets the water). 

Watch the lesson on rainfall. 

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-can-you-measure-rainfall-cguk6d 

Activity 1 - Make your own rain gauge and record the results. 

Watch the lesson on wind direction.

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/how-can-we-record-wind-direction-6rrk8c?step=2&activity=video 

Activity 2 - Make your own windsock

Fact sheets for young children about different kinds of weather