Senior School

Week 3 : Term 4, 2021

reading

writing

monday

Launch

Task

Choose one of the following tasks:

  1. Describe the village using your 5 senses. Try to show your reader the village rather than telling them.

  2. Look carefully through the video and choose a house. Imagine the Viking who lives there and describe them for the reader in detail.

  1. Extension: Create a commentary for the video, so someone watching will know what they are seeing. Looking at these websites might help you to understand what kinds of buildings are in Viking villages: Towns - The Vikings for Kids, 10 facts about the Vikings, What was life like in a Viking village?

What do we need to be successful writers?

Word bank

Viking, Long House, Warrior, Odin, Thor, Fishing Village, Long Ship, Mountains, Peninsula

tuesday

Launch

A conscientious farmer tends to his crop of windmills and watches them blossom through the seasons until sadly the crop is damaged by a winter storm. Helpless the farmer resigns to his fate by the time the thick winter snows arrive.

Task

Choose one of the following tasks (write at least 2 paragraphs):


  • Imagine you were the farmer watching your crops from the window to see whether they would survive the winter or not. Write a diary entry to describe how you are feeling, and why it is important to you that your windmill crops grow

  • Write a letter to the farmer to encourage him and lift his spirits. Explain to him why his farming is important, good for the environment, and why you support him

  • EXTENSION: do some research about wind farms. Then, explain why wind farms are good for the environment and how they can benefit our world

What do we need to be successful writers?

Word bank

Feelings, emotions, storm, weather, crops, yield, farm, environment, windmill, growth

wednesday

Launch

A Kangaroo has escaped from a German circus. This is the second time it has escaped in the last week, however, this time it fled into the woods. Officials from the Circus Alessio said Skippy, the Tasmanian kangaroo, escaped outside the town of St. Georgen. Drivers on a country road reported spotting the kangaroo. But Skippy had fled into the Black Forest when circus workers arrived. The circus workers are now taking shifts searching the woods for the runaway kangaroo.

(source: Kiwi Kids News)

Task

Choose one of the following tasks (write at least 2 paragraphs):


  • Write a short story from Skippy’s point of view about what happened after it got to the Black Forest

  • Write a set of instructions to other animals in the German circus, explaining how they too can escape from the circus

  • EXTENSION: Write a letter to the German police from Skippy’s point of view, explaining why you decided to run away from the circus

What do we need to be successful writers?

Word bank

Kangaroo, escape, circus, freedom, flee, forest, hopped, search, police, Germany, wild, capture

thursday

Launch

Click the link above and read this exciting article from Kiwi Kids News!

Task

Choose one of the following tasks (write at least 2 paragraphs):


  • In your own words, explain what happened in this article and why

  • Imagine you were asked by Tesla to design the next robot for release. Describe what your robot would be able to do, and then explain how it would help the world

  • EXTENSION: Explain why you think it is OR is not a good idea to have more robots in the world doing jobs for us

What do we need to be successful writers?

Word bank

Tesla, robot, artificial, intelligence, automate, technology, tasks, prototype, test

friday

Launch

Task

Choose one of the following tasks:

  1. Write an advertisement for the original Lego toys

  2. Create your own Lego model and write a set of instructions for someone else to follow.

  3. Extension: Write a biography of Ole Christiansen. Research the creator of Lego and include your research in your biography.

What do we need to be successful writers?

Word bank

Denmark, Lego, Creation, Tragedy, Hard-work, Determination, Creativity

maths - fractions

Use this page to help you with your maths this week

Fractions word problems

Remember to draw out your answer to help you - the first one has been done for you

  1. Mum planted 50 lettuce in the garden. One fifth of them were eaten by the chickens. How many were eaten?


  1. Four friends share three pizzas. What fraction of a pizza does each friend get?


  1. Shirley wants to make 6 robots. Each robot takes 1/3 of a packet of lego. How many packets of lego would he need to make his robots?


  1. My sister and I shared a whole cake last night. The cake had 5 pieces. My sister ate 3 pieces of the cake, and I ate 1. What fraction of the cake is leftover?


  1. Twisha donated $20 of her pocket money to a charity. That was 1/4 of her saved pocket money. How much money did she have before she donated?


  1. There are 4 swans on the lake. The other two-thirds of the birds on the lake are ducks. How many ducks are there on the lake?


  1. There are 21 lollipops. You get one -third. How many lollipops do you get?


  1. One-quarter of a birthday cake has 3 candles on it. Assuming that each quarter has an equal amount of candles, how many candles are on the whole cake?

Parts of a set

(circle one)

  1. What fraction of the group are boys?


  1. What fraction of the group are girls?

  1. What fraction of the animals are cats?


  1. What would be the denominator for this fraction of animals?

  1. From these toys, what fraction are cars? (circle one)

  1. Divide these stars into 4 equal groups

  1. How many stars are in each group?


  1. What is ¼ of 8?

  1. Divide these stars into 3 equal groups

  1. How many stars are in each group?


  1. Colour ¼ of these smiley faces yellow.

Write out the fraction in words and the number expression for these pictures

- the first one has been done for you

Use your multiplication knowledge to solve these fraction of a set problems

- the first one has been done for you

Fractions and Number Lines Support:

The number lines below show fractions between 0 and 1. How many ‘fractions’ are each of the following lines split into? Hint: A fraction is a numerical quantity that is not a whole number. It splits the whole number (1) into equal parts.

  1. Line One shows ______________ parts of a whole.

  2. Line Two shows ______________ parts of a whole.

  3. Line Three shows ______________ parts of a whole.

  4. Line four shows _____________ parts of a whole.

Fill in the missing numbers on these fraction number lines:


Line A is ______ parts of a whole.



Line B is ______ parts of a whole.



Line C is _______ parts of a whole.



Line D is _____ parts of a whole.




Line E is _______ parts of a whole.



Line F is _______ parts of a whole.

Fractions of Shapes!

Shade in the correct fraction of each shape.

Remember!

  • The denominator (bottom number) tells us how many equal parts to divide the shape into.

  • The numerator (top number) tells us how many equal parts are shaded in.

What do our shaded parts represent?


Shape 1 shows ______ part of a whole.

Shape 2 shows ______ part of a whole.

Shape 3 shows ______ parts of a whole.


Shape 4 shows ______ parts of a whole.

Shape 5 shows ______ parts of a whole.

Shape 6 shows ______ part of a whole.



Shape 7 shows ______ parts of a whole.

Shape 8 shows ______ parts of a whole.

Shape 9 shows ______ parts of a whole.

Each shape below is made up of squares. Shade in a quarter of each shape:

Remember: When you quarter a shape, you must split it into 4 equal parts and shade in one fraction of the parts.

Write the missing fractions in the numberline

Shade in the following fractions

States of Matter Quiz


1. When a solid changes to a liquid it is called what?


2. True or false? Liquids are easy to compress.


3. When a gas changes into a liquid it is called what?


4. True or false? The particles of a gas are packed tightly together.


5. When solids reach their melting points they become what?


6. True or false? Plasma is a state of matter.


7. When a gas reaches its condensation point it becomes a what?


8. True or false? Solids do not take the shape of the container they are in.


9. What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?


Choose from the following words below:


Melting False

False Condensation

Liquids True

True Liquid

Sublimation False


Plant Quiz


1. The scientific study of plant life is known as what?

2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food is known as what?

3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm (24in) in just one day.

4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what?

5. Amber is made from fossilized trees _____?

6. True or false? Humans were on Earth before plants.

7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice is second)

8. A trailing or climbing plant is also known as a _____?

9. True or false? Pitcher plants are carnivorous.

10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree?


Choose from the following words below:

Photosynthesis Botany

True Pollination

False Resin

Maize (corn) Vine

Cherry Tree True

  • Squirrel monkey is a type of __________?

    • A. Squirrel

    • B. Lizard

    • C. Monkey

    • D. Panda


  • An instrument to measure temperature is called __________?

    • A. Hydrometer

    • B. Thermometer

    • C. Gyrometer

    • D. Tempometer


  • Another name for a twister is:

    • A. Earthquake

    • B. Tornado

    • C. Wind

    • D. Flood


  • Which is the bird that is born out of the largest egg in the world?

    • A. Hen

    • B. Turkey

    • C. Ostrich

    • D. Sparrow


  • The seventh planet from the sun is:

    • A. Earth

    • B. Uranus

    • C. Mars

    • D. Jupiter


  • Albatross is:

    • A. A sea bird

    • B. A beetle

    • C. A fruit

    • D. A city

  • It bears the closest resemblance to man:

  • A. Panda

  • B. Rhino

  • C. Chimpanzee

  • D. Elephant

  • It is known as the ship of the desert:

    • A. Cat

    • B. Panther

    • C. Camel

    • D. Rabbit

  • The planet closest to the sun is:

    • A. Neptune

    • B. Mercury

    • C. Venus

  • Name the blanket of air that surrounds the earth.

    • A. Upper crust

    • B. Hydrosphere

    • C. Lithosphere

    • D. Atmosphere

  • The number of bones in the Human face is ______ !

    • A. 14

    • B. 33

    • C. 15

    • D. 11

  • The largest animal is the _______.

    • A. Giraffe

    • B. Camel

    • C. Blue whale

    • D. Rhino

  • The layer that protects the earth from UV radiations:

    • A. Nitrogen

    • B. Ozone layer

    • C. Methane

    • D. Magnesium oxide

  • The largest land animal is _________________.

    • A. Panther

    • B. Lion

    • C. Whale

    • D. African Bush Elephant

Foam Cloud Experiment.

  • Clear cup or glass

  • Shaving cream

  • Food coloring

  • Water

Instructions:

  • Fill a clear cup with water.

  • Add a layer of shaving cream.

  • Add several drops of food colouring.

  • Record what is happening?

Note: When the cloud gets too heavy, the drops fall through as rain! Water droplets grow heavy in the sky, gravity pulls them down from the clouds as rain, just like in the experiment