Classes 3 and 4 Spring Term Homework Grid.
Explore this grid to find homework tasks that you
would like to do this term.
 You must choose and complete 5 tasks in total to
hand in one week before the Easter holidays.
 You must choose and complete at least 2 before the
February half term.
 You must choose one task from each section of the
grid, and the fifth one is a free choice from the whole
grid.
For each piece of work you complete, you can be awarded
marks for your effort and these can be converted into
house-points.
A = 5 house-points; B = 3 house-points; and C = 1 house-point.
When your work has been marked, you can fill in your score on the chart below, so that you
can keep track of how you are doing across the term. As each piece of work is marked, write
the title in its own section at the base of the chart, and match the bar with the number of
house-points you have earned at the side.
English tasks
o Research and record 5 general facts
about Antarctica.
o Write a letter home from the point of
view of someone visiting Antarctica for
the first time.
o Create a poem inspired by the landscape
and/or wildlife of the Antarctic.
o Write an acrostic poem, based on the
word ‘Antarctica’.
o Pretend you’re a penguin and write a
diary about your day-to-day life.
o Write instructions on how to train, or
how to take care of a penguin.
o Write a biography of a person of your
choice.
Maths and science tasks
o Learn your times table up to 12x12,
including the corresponding division
facts.
o Men who trek on foot across
Antarctica to the South Pole, need to
eat at least 6000 calories per day.
Plan a day’s food diary that would
give an explorer the energy he needs
and also would keep him healthy.
o Find out about climate and
environmental issues, and write a
report.
o Find out about the Antarctic in
numbers (e.g. how long... how far...
on which date the pole was
conquered, lowest temperature).
o Watch television weather and keep a
diary of temperatures in your home
area for a week. Show what you find
as a graph and write statements about
your data (e.g. range, highest, lowest,
averages).
Creative tasks
o Design a means of transport for
travelling to the South Pole. Draw a
labelled diagram to make your ideas
clear.
o Create your own artwork inspired by
the landscape of Antarctica.
o Design an outfit to keep you warm at the
South Pole. Make sure it is stylish!
o Imagine you have trekked to the South
Pole and design and draw a flag to plant
in the ice when you get there.
o Create a 3D penguin model using your
choice of materials (e.g. scrap, recycled
and found materials).
Topic tasks
o Imagine you are stuck in a tent on an
Antarctic ice shelf. Describe two possible
games you might play to pass the time.
No electronic games are allowed!
o Find out about climate and
environmental issues worldwide, and
explain ways in which they impact on
people.
o Find out about the Big Freeze in America
at the beginning of the year and write a
report.
o Create a timeline for a famous Antarctic
explorer (e.g. Ernest Shackleton),
showing the key events in their life.
o Create an illustrated safety guide (with
photographs or drawings), for people who
want to visit the South Pole.
 Think about the best way to present your work, and talk to your teacher about your
ideas, e.g. models, posters, ICT.
 Your fifth task could also be a personal project based on your own ideas – just talk it
through with your teacher first.
What will make you feel most proud of your work?