FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & TECHNOLOGY

JULY 2020

PROJECT SEVEN WONDERS : Year 8 Project Overview.

This third programme of activities will also focus on weaving the following

cross curricular and integral skills in a meaningful and relevant way:

Literacy; Numeracy and Digital Competence/ICT;

Creativity and Innovation; critical thinking and problem solving

to deepen learning; and planning and organising.

We have built this project around three core purposes of the New

Curriculum for Wales:

ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives;

enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work;

ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world.

Outline of PROJECT SEVEN WONDERS OF THE U.K. :

You will be studying the U.K., both the natural and human. This project will

last for two weeks , and for each week there are four tasks to complete.

Tasks vary from, research, model building, book reading, cartography,

music, etc... But the focus is based upon moral principles and the positive

or negative impacts that these Wonders have had on the people of the

United Kingdom. Pupils can choose what order they wish to complete each

task in, the wonder list is only there to guide them.

Seven Wonders of the

United Kingdom

Seven Wonders of the U.K.

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & TECHNOLOGY

PROJECT SEVEN WONDERS: TWO WEEK FROM Monday 6th July to Friday 17th July.

Pupils have 8 tasks in total over the final two week period of term. They may choose what order

they wish to complete each task in, the wonder list is only there to guide them. Task 8—

cartography forms a natural conclusion so should be attempted towards the end, however, as

each wonder is completed it may be added to the map.

TASKS Wonder Category Potential Ideas—You may research your own!!

1. Constructed Building—what iconic building

in the U.K. has had a huge influence on the people of

these Islands? Explain your choice!

Houses of Parliament, Principality Stadium, Y Senedd, Liver Building, The Shard, Blackpool Tower, Canary Wharf, Edinburgh Castle, Tower of London, Offa’s Dyke, Hadrian's’ Wall…..

2. Historical figure—who in your opinion has had

the greatest impact on the lives of people in the

U.K.? What impact did they have?

T.E. Lawrence, Horatio Nelson, Trevor McDonald, Queen Elizabeth II, Henry V, Henry VIII, Winston Churchill, Mary Seacole, William Shakespeare, Ernest Shackleton, Boudicca, James Cook, Aneurin Bevan……...

3. Natural landscape feature—What natural

feature on our Islands has had a positive impact on

both the human and natural world? How and why?

Giants Causeway, Snowdon, Brecon Beacons, River Severn, Stonehenge, Loch Ness, Cheddar Gorge, Lake District, Ben Nevis, Durdle Door, White Cliffs of Dover…..

4. Greatest Musician / Composer—Which

musician has had a huge impact on life in the U.K?

Think Charity work, culture, breaking down barriers..

Edward Elgar, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Shirley Bassey, Stormzy, Bob Geldof, John Lydon, Elton John, Adele, George Michael, Andrew Lloyd Webber..

5. Greatest Author / Scholar—Whose writing

has had a huge influence on today’s society? Think

language, information, culture, influence…...

William Shakespeare, William Tyndale, Thomas Paine, Stephen Hawking, William Blake, Charles Dickens, Geoffrey Chaucer, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Roald Dahl….

6. Greatest U.K. Invention/Inventor—What

invention has had the greatest impact on people of

the U.K.? Think health, wealth, education, business...

Isaac Newton, Alexander Fleming, Alan Turing, Michael Faraday, Stephen Hawking, Frank Whittle, John Logie Baird, Florence Nightingale, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Tim Berners-Lee...

7. Welsh Hero/Heroine—Who in your opinion

has achieved the honour of being the greatest Welsh

hero/heroine? Think inspiration, role models,

courage, honours, influence….

Owain Glyndwr, David Lloyd George, Richard Burton, Tom Jones, Becky James, Jade Jones, Ian Rush, Gareth Edwards, John Charles, Gareth Bale, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Roald Dahl, Shirley Bassey, Charlotte Church, Ryan Giggs, Geraint Thomas, Dylan Thomas…….

8. Cartography—create a map of the locations of

your seven chosen wonders. Where were the chosen

people born or were do/did they spend the majority

of their lives?

Picture Quiz—Find the names of the seven wonders that are used as backgrounds over the next seven pages. Can you get all seven correct? There names are all in the lists above alongside almost one hundred others….!

My First Wonder of the U.K.

A Constructed Building!

Why did you choose this building? Explain why this building Iconic?

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Add a drawing, picture or photograph in the space below. You could build a 3D model from any available material,

or use IT technology such as Minecraft to create a digital model. Take a screenshot and add it below.

How has it affected peoples lives? This can be in both positive and negative ways.

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My Second Wonder of the U.K.

A Historical Figure! Add drawings, pictures or photographs in the space below. You could research actors who may have played this

figure in films or on stage, and you may also add some personal information about the figure in the space below.

Why did you select this person? What are some of their achievements?

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Evaluate their contributions to society (weigh up the positive impacts against the negative impacts).

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My Third Wonder of the U.K.

A Natural Landscape. Add drawings, pictures or photographs to create a collage in the space below. You may also add a map to show

the location of this natural wonder and calculate it’s distance from Brynmawr Foundation School.

Describe the location of your natural landscape feature. Can you explain how it was formed?

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What positive impacts does this feature have on both the human and natural world?

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My Forth Wonder of the U.K.

Greatest Musician/Composer

Explain your choice –how have they challenged musical perceptions or pushed musical boundaries?

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Add drawings, pictures or photographs to create a brief history of this musician—what images are connected to

the artist. These could be posters, album covers, symbolic images or charities that they are connected to.

What impact have they had on life in the U.K. (charity work, role model, breaking down barriers, cultural impacts)

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My Fifth Wonder of the U.K.

Greatest Author/Scholar. You may add drawings, pictures or photographs of your author and some of their famous plays or books or add a

section of your favourite piece of writing from them and annotate reasons why it is special to you.

Explain why you have chosen your favourite author? How have they inspired/educated you?

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What influences have they had on society in the U.K.? (think language, culture, information, freedoms)

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My Sixth Wonder of the U.K.

Greatest Inventor/Invention. You may add drawings, pictures or photographs of your inventor or focus entirely on their invention. Add details

how when it was designed, how it works and have you got their invention in your own home.

What impact has this inventor/invention had on the people of the U.K.?

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Think about you life over the last few months—what new invention could have helped you and why?

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My Final Wonder of the U.K.

Greatest Welsh Hero/Heroine You may add drawings, pictures or photographs of your hero or heroine. Try to show some of their greatest

achievements? Have you ever met them? Could you add a picture of you with them?

Explain why you have chosen this iconic Welsh person? What are their achievements?

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What would you ask them? Write down questions you would like to ask—if you have met them already what answers did they give you and what new questions would you ask them now?

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Where are my Wonders Located?

Create a Map of Your Seven Wonders.

Add your seven chosen wonders to the U.K. map below. Research their place of birth or were they spend/spent the

majority of their lives. Place the names in the boxes and draw arrows to this place. Is there any pattern you can draw

from these locations? Are they spread out evenly or clustered together? Write your findings in the box below.

PICTURE QUIZ

Find the names of the images you see in the following pictures. These have all been used as backgrounds on the previous pages and they all also on the list of potential ideas. Can you find all seven!

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Distribution—Is there a pattern for your wonders?

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