{"id":9582,"date":"2025-01-20T13:56:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T13:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/?post_type=lesson&#038;p=9582"},"modified":"2025-03-06T22:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T22:29:01","slug":"cie-science-week-building-castles","status":"publish","type":"lesson","link":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/lesson\/cie-science-week-building-castles\/","title":{"rendered":"CIE Science Week &#8211; Building Castles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"class-box class-image\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"\" title=\"Journey through Time\" href=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/journeys\/journey-through-time\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"class-logo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Journey_through_Time-Tall.png\" alt=\"Journey through Time\" title=\"Journey through Time\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!--<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h2 class=\"class-title\">CIE Science Week - Building Castles<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>-->\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Key Information<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<h3 class=\"class-title\">Building Castles<\/h3>\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Type<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Construction of fortified houses and castles<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Techniques<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Stonemasonry, carpentry, bricklaying<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Tools<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Treadwheel Cranes, wheelbarrows, stonemason tools<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Learning Point<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Building a castle<\/strong> was a <strong>huge job<\/strong>! First, they needed a <strong>good location<\/strong>, like a hilltop, for defense. Then, <strong>workers dug a deep ditch called a moat<\/strong> and <strong>built strong walls<\/strong> around the castle. Inside, there were <strong>towers for lookouts<\/strong>, a <strong>big hall for feasts<\/strong>, and <strong>smaller rooms for living<\/strong>. Castles were <strong>made of stone<\/strong>, which was <strong>heavy<\/strong>, so they used <strong>pulleys and ropes to lift<\/strong> the blocks. Building a castle <strong>took many years<\/strong> and <strong>lots of skilled workers<\/strong> like <strong>stonemasons, carpenters, and blacksmiths<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Project<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>Design your own castle and draw a picture of it being constructed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tabs gutena-tabs-block gutena-tabs-block-77de37-56 class-container class-tab\"><ul class=\"gutena-tabs-tab tab-flex\"><li class=\"gutena-tab-title active\" data-tab=\"1\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Overview<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"gutena-tab-title inactive\" data-tab=\"2\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-content icon-top\"><div class=\"gutena-tab-title-text\"><div>Techniques<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"gutena-tabs-content is-layout-flow wp-block-gutena-tabs-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-543fc0-6f active class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"1\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Guedelon-1024x770.jpg\" alt=\"Castle Construction at Guedelon\" class=\"wp-image-9930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Guedelon-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Guedelon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Guedelon-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Guedelon.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q42790984\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"d:Q42790984\"><span title=\"French computing engineer\">Beno\u00eet Prieur<\/span><\/a> &#8211; <span class=\"int-own-work\" lang=\"en\">Own work<\/span>, <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/deed.en\" title=\"Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication\">CC0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=32959651\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutena-tab gutena-tab-block gutena-tab-block-05a1ad-fd inactive class-box class-image\" data-tab=\"2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treadwheel_Crane_Guedelon.jpg\" alt=\"Treadwheel Crane at Guedelon\" class=\"wp-image-9932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treadwheel_Crane_Guedelon.jpg 685w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treadwheel_Crane_Guedelon-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=User:Marie_Reed&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"User:Marie Reed (page does not exist)\">Marie Reed<\/a> &#8211; <span class=\"int-own-work\" lang=\"en\">Own work<\/span>, Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=8279888\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Stonemason_at_Guedelon-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stonemason at Guedelon\" class=\"wp-image-9933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Stonemason_at_Guedelon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Stonemason_at_Guedelon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Stonemason_at_Guedelon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Stonemason_at_Guedelon-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Stonemason_at_Guedelon.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Schorle\" title=\"User:Schorle\">Schorle<\/a> &#8211; <span class=\"int-own-work\" lang=\"en\">Own work<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\" title=\"Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=51384492\">Link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Science Week &#8211; 2025<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"limitsize\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Science-Week-Atom-2025.png\" alt=\"Science Week - 2025\" title=\"Science Week - 2025\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Media<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul class=\"data-list\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<li class=\"image-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"boxed giant lesson-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gu\u00e9delon Castle YouTube Channel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@guedelonnousbatissonsuncha6917\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"link-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/icon-big-video.png\" title=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-title-trimmed\">&#8220;Gu\u00e9delon Castle YouTube Channel&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t<li class=\"image-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"boxed giant lesson-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BBC - Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/3sxbCWg73hTNtYCS0xnwPcH\/how-do-you-build-a-medieval-castle-from-scratch\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"link-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/icon-big-article.png\" title=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-title-trimmed\">&#8220;BBC &#8211; Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t\t<li class=\"image-list\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"boxed giant lesson-link\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gu\u00e9delon Castle Website\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guedelon.fr\/en\/les-plans-du-chateau\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"link-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/icon-big-website.png\" title=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"link-title-trimmed\">&#8220;Gu\u00e9delon Castle Website&#8221;<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/li>\r\n\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Location<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9582 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1082\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Location.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Castle Construction Locations\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-9935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Location.png 1082w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Location-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Location-1024x1022.png 1024w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Location-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Castle_Construction_Location-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-9935'>\n\t\t\t\tBy <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Rob984\" title=\"User:Rob984\">Rob984<\/a> &#8211; Derived from <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Europe_orthographic_Caucasus_Urals_boundary.svg\" title=\"File:Europe orthographic Caucasus Urals boundary.svg\">Europe orthographic Caucasus Urals boundary.svg<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Europe_on_the_globe_(red).svg\" title=\"File:Europe on the globe (red).svg\">Europe on the globe (red).svg<\/a>., Public Domain, <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=40958608\">Link<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-table\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">Located in<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<td>Worldwide, but especially Europe<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Fun Facts<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<ul>\n<li>A <strong>deep ditch<\/strong> called a <strong>moat<\/strong> surrounded <strong>many castles<\/strong>, and <strong>thick stone walls<\/strong> protected it from attack.<\/li>\n<li>Castles had <strong>tall towers<\/strong> for <strong>lookouts <\/strong>and for <strong>archers to defend<\/strong> the castle.<\/li>\n<li>Most castles were <strong>usually made of stone<\/strong>, which was <strong>strong but heavy<\/strong>. <strong>Stonemasons <\/strong>were <strong>skilled workers<\/strong> who <strong>shaped the stones<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Builders used tools like <strong>pulleys<\/strong>, <strong>ropes<\/strong>, and <strong>levers <\/strong>to lift the <strong>heavy stones<\/strong> into place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Past Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"icon\">160<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"class-table-title\">February 20, 2025<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>(North America)<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Past Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading class-header\">Upcoming Lessons<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"class-box\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-table info-table\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<table class=\"class-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<tbody>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"hide-this-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"3\">No Upcoming Lessons<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\r\n\t\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-9582","lesson","type-lesson","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson\/9582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lesson"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lesson"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/msealey.co.uk\/K12-Journeys\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}