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This Weeks Activities:
Instructions are in RED
Have a look at our curriculum work from last week: lots of fantastic science work, experiments and graffiti skills on show below.
RD's science work
MH's organsised experiment OR's science
CB's graffiti MH's graffiti
SF's graffiti
Last Week's Top 5 Kahooters:
(Remember, if you don't sign in Kahoot with your initials, you won't be counted on the leader board - no nicknames please)
Well done to MW, the 'Mars' Kahoot Champion
Activities for Week Beginning 22nd June
Click here to go straight to the relevant day's activities:
Monday 22nd June:
Task 1: A Random Fun Kahoot Quiz:
Lets do a quiz about 'ice-cream' as its hot this week
Follow the simple instructions below to take part - have a go, have a guess, see if you can finish in the top 5 !
1. All you need to do is go to 'kahoot.it', or click on the
banner below..
2. Type in the code of the quiz I have provided below.
3. Type in your initials so I will know its you.
3. Choose A, B, C or D in the time allowed.
4. The Quiz quizes finishes at 3:00pm on Friday - I'll post the results
up next week.
Game PIN: 07589159
Task 2: Physical Education:
This week, we will be following the Chance to Shine National Cricket Week (At Home) . This is the time of year we would have being playing cricket in the School Games, so this is a nicely timed week of activities.
Just click on the P.E. Wall below and find out what to do:
Tuesday 23rd June:
I have planned two tasks today - you can do both or choose one, depending on how much time you have. Both can be done outside in the sunshine though.
Task 1: Cricket Challenge 2
Go to the PE Page and see what the Tuesday National
Cricket Challenge for Tuesday.
Task 2:
Design and Technology:
This week we are going to use our design skills to solve a bridge problem. Before we start designing and building, we need to know a little about bridge building - finding out a little about how bridges can be made strong and the engineering around this, might prove very useful in our final designs.
Activity 1: A Great British Bridge Builder
One of the greatest bridge builders in the Victorian era was Isambard Kingdom Brunel, an incredible engineer who changed the face of our country forever by building tunnels,bridges and boats.
Here's a short, fun film about two of Brunel's engineering creations from BBC Teach:
Activity 2: Designing a Bridge to be Strong
There are lots of ways to strengthen a bridge.
Watch this video to find out some basic methods which I hope to see in your design challenge:
Click here to see what makes bridges strong
Click for a video to see how triangles can help
Activity 2: Design Your Paper Bridge
Your Task: The C4 Challenge Checklist
1. You must design a bridge using a maximum of 6 sheets of a4 paper (not card), and as much string (or wire if you have it) as you wish if you wish to choose a suspension type bridge.
2. The bridge must span the width of an a4 sheet of paper. But you must only use the paper (no putting books or blocks of wood on each side to help)
3. The bridge must be able to hold the weight in the middle of the bridge equivalent to :
a: One 2p coin
b. Five 2p coins (about 35g)
c. Ten 2p coins (about 70g)
d. Twenty 2p coins (about 140g) - big challenge
e. Half a kilo - 500g - - Ultra Challenge
f. 1 whole kilogram Mega Challenge
4. The paper can be folded, cut, slotted into other pieces or glued.
5. The bridge must look aesthetically pleasing - that means it must be designed to be beautiful to look at, like Brunel's bridges.
6. You can use a range of features to make it strong (as shown on the video).
E.g. triangles, arches, suspension, cuboids, string for suspension.
Here's One I Made Earlier:
I have made some quick prototypes tonight with various features to give you some ideas to start off. As you'll see, it's tricky to hold even the weight of one 2p coin:
Maybe use some triangle structures A folded bridge may be stronger.
Trying a slotted design to hold the bridge - but it doesn't look too sturdy...
Oh dear... the coin has broken the bridge.
What about a combination of slotted designs and triangle structures. Nope!
I know you can do a whole lot better. Your young minds are far more imagination and sharp.
I saw on the video that arches were useful... Will this one hold more coins?
Send us your photos of your designs to prove how strong and beautifully designed they are. A prize will be awarded for the most beautiful and effective design (displaying the bridge holding coins).
Wednesday 24th June:
A look at What We Did Yesterday with Bridges:
First things first, lets have a look at the brilliant bridge designs you all came up with yesterday. OR got very close to a huge half a kilogram weight on his bridge. There was a nice variety of designs, from suspension bridges like DR's, to triangular designs, columns and corrugated structures. Have a look below and see which one is similar to yours...
DR's suspension bridge design
EP's design is working MH's artistic design in progress...
Geography:
Tsunamis:
Very Important - You will need a bucket or bowl of clean water for today's rivers and coasts studies. We are all going to do an experiment at exactly 2.45 pm.
At exactly 2.45 pm, pour the water over your head, or get someone to do it for you. You must do this at 2.45 pm precisely so everyone is doing this at exactly the same time. Then get someone to take a picture and send it to me. I will then explain later the experiment details..
We have been looking at river features and coastal features this term: now we are going to find out about one of nature's most destructive ocean features - the tsunami.
I have watched lots of videos to find a good explanation for you, but surprisingly this cartoon one really explains things in a clear visual way better than all the other films and computer animations.
Click here to find out about Tsunamis
Task 2: Draw Your Diagram
Now you know how they work, it's time to create a beautiful geographical diagram to explain it in our book. Remember, careful drawing, colouring and labelling, and copy the 1 to 4 explanation.
*and remember to pour the bucket or bowl of water over your head at 2.45 pm exactly, and take the photo - very important for the experiment.*
The Diagram and Explanation:
(Click here if you want it on a pdf)
How a Tsunami forms:
1. A plate shifts abruptly, causing an earthquake, and displacing water.
2. Waves are generated and move out in all directions across the ocean, some travelling as fast as 500 mph or more..
3. As waves enter shallower water, they compress, their speed slows and they build in height. Prior to this, the sea may be 'sucked' back out to sea, revealing the sea bed for a distance.
4. The wave height increases, the current intensifies and the wave moves inland, becoming a threat to life and property.
Cricket Week:
If you have time and want some physical activity, go to the PE page and find Wednesday's activiities for our National Cricket Week participation:
Just click on the P.E. Wall below and find out what to do:
Thursday 25th June:
Science:
Task 1: Growing Seeds Weekly Update
Time to see how our seeds have done after week 2 since we planted them. Use your recording sheet, or table you have drawn in your book from last week, to record your observations.
1. Measure any root or stem growth.
2. Make a careful, 'coloured-in' drawing of how the seed looks now (choose the seed which seems to have grown most, and stick with this one each week until the end of term).
Click here to view the recording sheet from week 1
Task 2: The Cactus - I don't need rain (too often)
We have been looking at plants in the last few weeks, and have seen how water is an essential element in helping them grow.
We have discussed how plants grow in class and a great question came up last week: what about a cactus? It grows where it doesn't rain and it looks like it doesn't have leaves, so how does it grow and photosynthesise?
Well, we wouldn't be much of a learning environment if we didn't explore this question would we - so I've put together some cactus learning for today.
Click here to watch an excellent BBC film about cacti
Two Options to help you learn about the castus:
Option 1 - Create an origami cactus (there are lots of methods, which can be quite complicated, so I have found a more simple one below - although you might find another), and attach small neat labels using small white rectangler pieces of card or paper to your model using the diagram below to help.
Click here for Youtube Cactus Origami
Option 2: Recreate this detailed diagram beautifully in your book.
(Click here for a pdf copy of the diagram)
P.E.
Cricket Week:
If you have time and want some physical activity, go to the PE page and find Thursday's activiities for our National Cricket Week participation:
Just click on the P.E. Wall below and find out what to do:
Friday 26th June:
Cricket Week:
The Final All-Rounder Day:
Time to finish off our week of cricket skills with an 'all-rounder' day. Go to the PE page and find Friday's activiities for our National Cricket Week participation:
Just click on the P.E. Wall below and find out what to do:
