Topic

TOWERS, TUNNELS and TURRETS

The theme for this week is... TOWERS

Activity 1

Great Towers from Around the World (Geography)

• Which country are these great towers from?
• Find where the different towers are located and either record your answers as a list or cut and stick the images onto a map

Tower

• CN Tower in Toronto
• Big Ben and Shard in London 
• Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa
• Eiffel Tower in Paris 
• Skytree in Tokyo

Activity 2

Build a Tower (Art and Design)

• Build a tower using materials found in the outdoor environment
• Use stones, sticks, logs and earth to build a tower as tall as possible
• Name your tower and take a photograph

Activity 3

How high can you go? (Maths)

• Stack sugar cubes (or other objects of your choice)
• Measure the height of your tower using standard units (cm)
• Try and build a taller tower - Could you improve the design using a wider base for example? 
• Could you have a competition with your family to see who can build the tallest tower? 
• Record your results in a table - create your own or use the template below
• Take lots of photographs and email them in

Activity 4 (Optional)

Local Walk (Geography)

• Take a walk around your local area to locate any high points including towers, chimneys and other tall structures
• Record your findings in anyway you like - simple sketches, photographs/collage, make your own map and record their location
• Where would be the best place to keep Rapunzel?