Lions, Coordinates and Carnivore Teeth – What a Week in Year 4!

This week in Year 4, we have been busy learning lots of exciting things across different subjects.

From investigating animals’ teeth to exploring moving shapes on a grid, we have had a fantastic time!

In Science, we learned all about different types of animal teeth and how they relate to their diet.

We discovered that: Carnivores (meat-eaters) have sharp, pointed teeth for tearing meat, like lions and wolves. Herbivores (plant-eaters) have flat, grinding teeth to chew plants, like cows and rabbits. Omnivores (animals that eat both plants and meat) have a mix of sharp and flat teeth, like humans and bears!

We even got a chance to go to the Natural History Museum in London and looked at real-life skull models to spot the differences—some of us were surprised at how sharp some teeth were!

In Maths, we worked on coordinates and moving polygons on a grid. We practised reading coordinates using (x, y) and learned how to translate shapes by moving them left, right, up, and down.