MAGIC MONARCHS AND ROCKING ROYALS Week Commencing 18th May 2020 HISTORY – THE BRITISH MONARCHY Here are three examples of a Royal family tree. It traces the history of the family. They show births, marriages and when people died. These also show who is next in line to the throne. Can you make your own family tree? How far back can you research yours? You may need to talk to family members to help you. You can see each family tree in more detail at: https://www.britroyals.com/royaltree.asp (it traces it all the way back to Alfred the Great in 871AD) SCIENCE – THE ROYAL SOCIETY • The Royal Society is a scientific educational group and the UK's national academy of sciences. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society". It is the oldest national scientific institution in the world. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement. • To become a member you have to be invited by the Society • It has had and currently has a number of famous members • They include: • Sir Isaac Newton (gravity), Charles Darwin (evolution), Michael Faraday (electromagnetism), Ernest Rutherford (nuclear physics),Albert Einstein (theory of relativity), Dorothy Hodgkin (x-rays),Alan Turing (computer science), Francis Crick (DNA), Stephen Hawking (theoretical physicist),Tim Berners-Lee (the World Wide Web), James Dyson (inventor),Ajay Kumar Sood (nanotechnology) and Elon Musk (inventor and engineer). SCIENCE – THE ROYAL SOCIETY • Take a look at what the famous scientists one the previous page became well known for. • How many had you heard of before you read the list? • Try and rank them in terms of how famous they are • Now try and rank them in terms of the importance of their discoveries • How do the two lists compare? Are they similar or very different? • Choose one Scientist to do some deeper research on • Produce a factfile on your chosen Scientist. GEOGRAPHY COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES Use this website to find out lots more about the Commonwealth! There are lots of fun things to do on it too! http://www.youngcommonwealth.org/ The Commonwealth is one of the world’s oldest political associations of states. Click on the red smiley face Its roots go back to the British Empire, to look at the countries when countries around the world were that are in the ruled by Britain. Commonwealth! After they became independent many became part of a family where they could work together and help each other. Task: Pick one of the Commonwealth countries and research it! DT – DESIGN AND MAKE A CROWN The Imperial State Crownis one of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom and symbolises the sovereignty of the monarch. The crown has existed in several versions since the 15th century. The modern version of the Imperial State Crown is of a design somewhat similar to that of St Edward's Crown, but shorter and encrusted with jewels: it includes a base of four crosses alternating with four fleurs-de-lis, above which are four half-arches surmounted by a cross. Inside is a purple velvet cap with an ermine border. The Imperial State Crown includes many precious gems, including 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, and 5 rubies. Your challenge is to design and make your own crown. You can plan and create your own using anything you have around your house… Can you use any recycled materials? ART – Queen Elizabeth II is one of the most depicted women in the CREATE A PORTRAIT world! OF THE QUEEN She has sat to numerous artists, from Cecil Beaton and Pietro Annigoni to Lucian Freud. Her portrait likeness, so widely circulated, has also inspired artists such as Andy Warhol. Your challenge is to create your own portrait of the Queen. You can use pencil, crayon, paint or anything you like! Can you use any of these to help you? RE WRITE A PRAYER FOR THE QUEEN Queen Elizabeth II is a Christian and attends Church most weeks. Queen Elizabeth II grew up with the Christian faith instilled in her upbringing. Her parents made sure Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, Margaret, attended weekly church services, read their Bibles and said bedtime prayers. Can you write a bedtime prayer just like the Queen would have done when she was a child? It can be about whatever you like. PE Can you spell out some of the names of the Royal family members or countries that are in the Commonwealth? Here are some to get you started! Queen Elizabeth Prince William United Kingdom Australia Jamaica PE - CASTLE KNOCKDOWN! • Find a safe space, possibly outdoors and not near anything breakable! • Using cardboard boxes/cereal boxes, toilet roll tubes, kitchen roll tubes, can you build a castle structure? (Don’t use glue or Sellotape, just balance the items on each other!) • Using rolled up pairs of socks as ‘cannon balls’ see how many cannon balls you need to ‘fire’ (throw) to knock down your castle. • Rebuild it and challenge yourself to knock it down in less cannon balls. MUSIC LISTEN TO MUSIC PLAYED AT A ROYAL WEDDING • Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a very famous 'cellist who at the age of only 19 played his 'cello during the signing of the register at Harry and Meghan's wedding. • Listen to his performance- • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeDB27cq3fE • Using these words how would you describe the music? • Tempo (fast or slow), pitch (low or high sound), dynamics (loud or quiet) • How does the music make you feel? • Can you draw a picture showing what you can imagine in your head when you are listening to it? • What other music do you think could be played at a Royal Wedding? MY LIFE – DISNEY PRINCESSES Snow White Cinderella Aurora – Ariel - Belle - Jasmine - Sleeping Beauty The Little Mermaid Beauty and the Beast Aladdin Pocahontus Mulan Tiana - Rapunzel - Merida - Moana The Princess and the Frog Tangled Brave Do you have a favourite Disney Princess? Why is that? Can you rank your top 5? What things did you consider?.