KENWYN’S HOMEWORK GRID – GREEN TOPIC – SUMMER 2013
As a rough guide: a 5 point piece of homework should take 30-60mins; a 10 point piece of homework should take 60-90mins; a 15 point piece of homework should take no less than 90120mins. Some children may wish to spend longer on a piece of homework. EXTRA effort may be rewarded with EXTRA points!
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An asterix before the title means you should do the homework without help from your parents.
P
A P before the title indicates that you will probably need help from your parents with this homework activity
YEAR 4s, YOU NEED TO EARN 50 POINTS FOR THE TERM…YEAR 5s YOU NEED TO EARN 80 POINTS FOR THE TERM
5 points
Verbal
I enjoy reading,
writing &
speaking
*Write a letter to an
Environmental pressure
group
Find out about the work of
an environmental pressure
group or green charity eg,
SAS, Greenpeace, Friends
of the Earth…) Write a
letter congratulating them
for all the good work they
do.
Post your writing on the
class blog.
Double your points by
actually sending the letter
and receiving a reply.
Mathematical
I enjoy working
with numbers &
science
P Petrol consumption
Find out how much petrol
your family’s car consumes
over the course of one
week, and then work out
how much money that is
equivalent to.
or
P Watts and Kilowatts
Electricity consumption is
measures in Kilowatts
(1000 Watts). Calculate
how many Kilowatts of
electricity your household
uses each week.
Mr Anjari has an
information sheet that will
help you.
*Write a letter to
Interserve Education,
persuading them that they
should install solar panels
on the school roof or a
wind turbine on the field.
Double your points by
actually sending the letter
and receiving a reply.
(Interserve Education are
a company that run and
take care of our school. If
we want to change anything
in our school we have to
ask them).
P Carbon Footprint
Calculate your household’s
carbon footprint.
http://carboncalculator.dir
ect.gov.uk/index.html
10 points
*The Water Cycle
Find out about the water
cycle. Draw and label a
diagram of the water cycle
and write an explanation
about it. Use technical
vocabulary and good quality
connectives.
or
*The Carbon Cycle
Find out about the carbon
cycle. Draw and label a
diagram of the carbon
cycle and write an
explanation about it.
Use technical vocabulary
and good quality
connectives.
*Electrical appliances
Find 10 electrical
appliances in your house
and find out how many KW
they use. Order the
appliances from smallest to
largest electrical
consumption and show your
findings as a properly
labelled chart.
Mr Anjari has an
information sheet that will
help you.
15 points
*Get descriptive!
Go to your favourite
outdoor space. If you don’t
have one, the go to the
woods, or the beach. Sit
and listen. Use all your
senses to enjoy the place.
Draw the place if you like,
or take a picture/film of it.
Write creatively and
descriptively about your
space. Alternatively, you
may decide to ‘perform’
your writing and make a
film.
*Keep an Eco Diary
Keep a log of all the things
you do over the course of 1
week that have an impact
on the environment (eg,
using electricity, driving to
school, eating out of
season food, throwing
something away, running
water while you brush your
teeth…).
*No Energy Day
Have a day when you try
to use no energy except
your own . Will you go
fishing for your lunch
Fabulous Fibannacci
Find 3 examples of the
Fibannacci series from
nature and bring them into
school to show us.
P 3D Shapes
You will need a large
number of long and
straight sticks, and some
string or old shoelaces, for
this activity. The more
sticks that the you have
the better. Hazel would
work well.
*Bird table data
Do you feed the birds
at home? If you do, sit
quietly for an hour and
observe the visitors to
your bird table.
Identify the birds
which visit. Record how
many different species
visit, how many of each
species visit and which
type of food they seem
to enjoy the most.
Present your data in an
attractive way. You
could use the Royal
Society for the
Protection of Birds
website to help you
(RSPB).
Take photographs fo each
one and use them to show
how and why they fit
Fibannacci patterns.
Create 3D shapes made
from your sticks. What
different shapes can you
make? Which would be the
best for a den?
Find your own way to
record your work.
Write a diary of your
day, which includes all
the things you did.
Include a conclusion
about your day and how
much you enjoyed it. Did
you learn anything or
did anything surprise
you?
Visual
I enjoy painting,
drawing &
visualizing
*50 Shades of
Green
Kinaesthetic
I enjoy doing
hands-on
activities
P Feed the birds
Make your own birdfeeder:
Mix as many different
shades of green as you can
using paint. Can you make 50
different shades?
http://www.wildlifewatch.org
.uk/activities/indoor/makea-bird-feeder
or
P Make your own bird cake
Music and ICT
I enjoy making &
listening to music
I enjoy using
technology
http://www.rspb.org.uk/yout
h/makeanddo/activities/bird
cake.aspx
After that, record which
species visit your bird
feeder.
*Birdsong
Sit in your garden (dawn or
dusk are good times) and
listen to the birds. Record all
the different birdsong you
hear. Can you identify any of
the birds by their
sound/calls?
*Leaf printing/rubbing
Create a piece of
artwork by printing with
leaves or doing leaf
rubbings.
*Grow your own
Plant some vegetable
seeds. Record how long it
takes your seeds to
germinate.
Mr Anjari can give you
some seeds if you do not
have any.
Build your Wild Self
www.buildyourwildself.co
m/
Print out your wild self –
DON’T email it to your
teacher to print out!
*Go bird watching with a
pair of binoculars
Identify and record the
different birds you see.
Draw your favourite and
use colour so someone else
could identify it.
Flower Power
Go out on a walk and collect
15 different flowers. Press
them and then stick them
on some paper. Identify
and label each leaf
or
Leaf Hunter
Go out on a walk and collect
15 different leaves. Press
them and then stick them
on some paper. Identify
and label each leaf.
Time Lapse
Make a time lapse film on
your iPod/iPad of
something growing or
decaying. There are lots of
free apps that can do this,
eg, iMotion HD.
*Landscape Art
Plein air
Design an eco house.
Find out about the artwork
of Andy Goldsworthy.
Make your own Andy
Goldsworthy inspired piece
of art. Record each step
using a camera. Take a
picture of the finished
thing.
Go into the landscape and
draw or paint a
picturesque scene in an
impressionistic style.
P Camouflage
Get camouflaged, paint your
face, stick twigs in your
hair and blend in with the
environment.
Have someone take a
picture of you when you are
‘blending in’.
P Make a bird table or a
nesting box
After making it, put it ‘in
situ’. Find out about the
best place to site it.
Find out all about
building and designing
eco houses. Design your
own eco house and label
it with its energy saving
features and
sustainable materials.
Double your points by
making a detailed scale
model of your eco
house.
P 50 things to do
before you’re 11 3/4
or
P Make a Den or a Bird
Hide
Find a great space to make
a den or a bird hide. Make
it, and record each step
using a camera. Take a
picture of the finished
thing.
Log on to:
https://www.50things.o
rg.uk/
Complete as many of the
activities as you can this
term. Evidence each
activity by uploading a
photo and writing about
your experience. Earn
two points for each
activity you complete.
Sing a love song to a tree
*Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Make an Animation
Climb a tree (not too high)
and sing a song all about
how much you love the tree
and respect it. Have
someone film you doing this.
Write, perform and record
a song about recycling.
Make an account at:
http://domo.goanimate.
com/studio
Then make an animation
with an environmental
message. Save it and
email the link to your
teacher.