Day 2

To complete today's activities, you will need:

• Create a letter frequency table in your workbook.

• Select a section of the newspaper. The newspaper section can be a paragraph, article, or entire page!

• Count how often each letter of the alphabet is used.

Hint! Keep track of your findings by using a tally in your letter frequency table.

• Examine the letter point value table for the game Scrabble. This shows you how many points each letter is worth (e.g. the word 'chair' would be worth 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 10 points).

  • Think of a word that would get a very high score.

  • Think of a word that would get a very low score.

• Use your data to propose new letter point values for Scrabble. Explain your reasoning.

Task 1

• Make the first paint recipe as follows:

• 2 parts water

Hint! Select the drop down for an explanation of 'parts'.

• 1 part flour

• 1 part salt

• 2 drops (not parts) of food colouring.

Task 2

Choose to make a thick paint or a 'see-through' paint.

• Select one ingredient that you will change.

• Copy the table to record the changes you have made to the recipe.

• Keep changing your chosen ingredient until you are happy with the paint.

• Record all changes to your recipe and describe how the paint changes.

• Try new ingredients but add them 1 at a time.

• Record again.

Once you have completed task 2, experiment with changing the other ingredients and investigate new paint recipes.

Some ideas include:

• Create a paint that is very thick.

• Create a paint that is clear when it dries.

• Create your own type of paint (e.g. thin, lumpy, sticky).