Bramley Home Learning Activities WB 13.7.20

Science

Last week in Science we learned what a food chain is and how it links all living

things together. This week we’re going to consider what happens when a food

chain gets broken.

Open the document Food Chains 2 to find out more.

Topic Incredibly, Shackleton and his crew of 5 survived the 16 day journey in an open boat across the most dangerous of oceans to arrive at South Georgia in May 1916. Here they are hauling their lifeboat, the ‘James Caird’, ashore.

They were hoping to reach a whaling station on the other side of the island. From here they could raise the alarm and begin the rescue of the other crew members left behind on Elephant Island. Shackleton took two crew members and set off to cross the unexplored island. They used nails from the boat’s timbers to fix to their shoes to give them some grip as they crossed the icy mountains of South Georgia.

Follow the link to watch this part of Shackleton’s epic journey.

https://vimeo.com/200996629

Amazingly, three days later they stumbled into the whaling station. The epic adventure, one of the greatest feats of survival of all time, was finally at an end. Look below to see how the survival of the crew was reported in ‘The Daily Mirror’ newspaper.

To finish our topic, I‘d like you to become the newspaper reporter that breaks the ending to this incredible story to the world, describing how they finally reached the safety of the whaling station and could begin to plan for the rescue of the remainder of the crew.

Use the newspaper template attached or create your own.

Don’t forget to include an eye catching headline and add captions for the pictures you use.

Science and Nature

A mini beast hunt is a great way for you to get up close to nature. It gets you out in the fresh air, encourages you to use your observation skills, and it gives you a chance to get hands-on with wildlife. All in all it’s a great activity for you or your whole family to do together. Many mini beasts are more active in spring and summer, but you’ll find mini beasts all year round if you look carefully. And unlike some animals which can be difficult to spot in the wild, you can find creepy crawlies anywhere. So get out into your garden or your local wood and see what you can find!

Where to find mini beasts:

Mini beasts live in all sorts of habitats. Many prefer dark, damp spots in gardens

and woods, so this is a good place to start your hunt. You’ll need to use your

best detective skills to track creatures down:

Peek under large stones and logs to find woodland and millipedes.

Peer into the cracks in tree bark and deadwood to find beetles and

spiders.

Poke your nose into long grass to see ants and grasshoppers.

Look closely at leaves to discover caterpillars and ladybirds.

Keep your eyes peeled after rain – can you spot slugs, snails and worms.

Remember – bugs are very tiny, so be careful if you pick them up and always

put them back where you found them.

How many of these mini beasts did you find?

Art

While you’re outside, hunting for mini beasts why not pick up some leaves to

make leaf rubbings from– you just need paper and coloured crayons to create

your own ‘leaf art’.

………or you could try leaf printing. For this you’ll need a roller and paint.

Maths

Begin this week by opening the Powerpoint Daily Maths. Inside you’ll find 5

quick activities, just like this one, for each day of the week. You don’t need to

write anything down. Just read the question carefully and think about your

answers.

Next go to ‘Hit the Button’ by following the link below and practice your

multiplication and division facts.

Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practice for 5-11 year olds

Perimeter and Area

Perimeter means the distance all the way around the outside of a 2D shape.

Follow the link to BBC Bitesize to find out more, then answer the questions

below.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvmxsbk/articles/zsr4k7h

Can you help Farmer Giles work out how much fencing he needs to stop

his sheep from wandering? You’ll need to work out the perimeter of each

field.

Draw a square with a

perimeter of 12cm.

Draw a rectangle with a

perimeter of 10cm

Draw a shape with a

perimeter of 9cm.

Draw a shape with a

perimeter of 14cm

Can you create your own robot on the squared paper below then calculate its

perimeter?

English

Grammar and Punctuation

Open the Powerpoint Grammar and Punctuation. Inside you’ll find 5 quick

activities, just like this one, for each day of the week. You don’t need to write

anything. Just read look carefully at the sentence on each page and answer the

questions.

Spellings

You choose which spelling list you need to work on.

Try them each day using the ‘Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check’ method.

Plural rules for words ending ‘y’ and ‘f’

cities batteries enemies countries

loaves

calves

elves

handkerchieves

Plurals – words ending ‘f’

lose the ‘f’ and add ‘ves’

leaf

leaves

loaf

loaves

hoof

hooves

city

cities

Write an interesting sentence for each of your spellings above.

Take care with your punctuation.

Practise your neatest handwriting.

Reading

Each day take time out to relax and read a book of your choice.

RE

This week Ms Martin would like you to consider which of these statements is

the most important to a Sikh. Open the Powerpoint titled Sikhism Lesson 6 to

find out more.

PE

Ball Skills

Being at home gives you lots of time to practise your ball skills so get out

into garden, well away from the road and try these:

Grab a big ball and see how many bounces you can do.

Top Tip: Keep your eyes on the ball.

Now try throwing up a ball and catching it – it’s harder with a smaller ball.

Top Tip: Make sure your hands are curled and close to your chest, ready

to catch

Now find a target to throw the ball at.

Top Tip: Follow through with your arm in the direction of the target for

greater accuracy

Dear boys and girls this will be your last week of Home Learning Activities.

Well done to all of you for working so hard during this difficult period.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you back to school for your Transition Day on

the 21st or 22nd July.