Thursday 18th June

Tigers

Lions

Giraffes

Maths

Investigating Patterns and Sequences

Have a look at the BBC Bitesize clip below to remind you about number sequences.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfr3nrd/articles/zyd4rdm

Types of Sequences

Linear Sequence Increases or decreases by a common difference each time: 4, 7, 10, 13 Geometric Sequence Each term is multiplied by a common ratio: 1, 3, 9, 27 Quadratic Sequence Related to the square numbers: 1, 4, 9, 16 Fibonacci Sequence Each term is found by adding the previous two terms. Although it can begin with any number, the most common example of this sequence begins with 1: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 Triangular Numbers A pattern of dots that form a triangle. Each term adds a new row of dots: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15

Maths – Circles

Exploring Square and Triangular Number Patterns

1. Write the number of dots and find the difference between each number. Continue the

pattern for the next four triangles.

b. What do you notice about the difference in the number of dots in each triangle? Can you

explain why?

2.

1. Write the number of dots and find the difference between each number. Continue the

pattern for the next four squares.

b. What do you notice about the difference in the number of dots in each triangle? Can you

explain why?

Fancy a challenge? Have a go at the triangles work.

Maths – Triangles

Triangular Numbers A pattern of dots that form a triangle. Each term adds a new row of dots: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15

1. Draw the next four numbers in the sequence and state the difference between the

numbers. Can you describe the pattern?

100 Square Challenge

Fill in:

Prime numbers in blue Square numbers in red Triangular numbers in green Note: Some numbers will have more than 1 colour.

Fancy a challenge? Have a go at the squares work on the Fibonacci Sequence.

Maths – Squares

Fibonacci Sequence and Pascal’s Triangle

Have a look through the PowerPoint Fibonacci Numbers to explore this unique sequence of numbers.

Continue this Fibonacci Series by adding the last 2 numbers to make the next one:

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, _______________________________________________________

Now use the grid below to write Pascal’s triangle by adding the adjacent numbers and writing the answer

in the space below.

Add the diagonal numbers on your Pascal’s triangle (as

shown to the right). You should see the Fibonacci

sequence appear down the left hand side.

Additional Challenge

Calculate the answers to the following using BODMAS, then use the key to shade each section the correct colour.

Hopefully you will see the Fibonacci pattern emerge!

Topic – Wednesday 17th June/ Thursday 18th June

South America

We continue to explore America – today we move on to South America.

South America is the fourth largest continent in size and the fifth largest when we consider population. The continent is located in the western hemisphere and mainly in the southern hemisphere. There are 12 countries in South America and 3 dependencies with a total of more than 385 million people living on the continent. The largest country in South America is Brazil. The country is covering more than half the continent's landmass. Did you know that Brazil is only slightly smaller than the USA?

The Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most interesting places on Earth. Amazon rainforest covers an enormous area in South America, roughly 7,000,000 square kilometres (2,700,000 square miles). It forms a jagged circle that has nine different countries in it. They are: Brazil; Peru; Columbia; Bolivia; Suriname; French Guiana and Venezuela. There are an estimated 16,000 tree species that make up a mass of about 390 billion individual trees. The Amazon Rainforest is so very important because, by itself, it is half of all the rainforest ecosystems in the world. The famous Amazon River runs through the rainforest.

The following video is a 9-minute virtual trip to the Amazon rainforest which you might find interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsV5rqbVNQ

The Little Art School have a step by step art lesson online to draw a frog which might be found in the rainforest. The link is below if you fancy giving it a go!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=little+art+school+frog+daily+draw&docid=608027374439632743&mid=484D185065210C90935E484D185065210C90935E&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Atacama Desert

While South America's rain forests also are some of the wettest places on the earth, the Atacama Desert in Chile is considered the driest place on earth. The Atacama Desert runs along the Pacific coast on South America. Coastal deserts are found on coasts, where the land meets the ocean. The winds that blow over these deserts come from across the ocean, but they do not bring rain. Instead, they bring fog, which is thick cloud of tiny water droplets that are too small to fall as rain. The fog rolls in over the desert, but the Sun’s heat during the day soon makes it disappear.

Music

Running from Louisiana to South Carolina and incorporating Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, America’s

Deep South states are a hot bed of musical heritage with country, blues, jazz, soul and rock & roll all finding their

spiritual homes within the region’s southern roots.

Cities, such as Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, New Orleans, Knoxville and Chattanooga, are all synonymous with

American musicality and have an incredible range of people, places and events which have helped to shape and

celebrate the world of music as we know it today.

If you are interested in music, spend some time exploring different musical

styles from South America. One of my personal favourites is jazz music from

New Orleans – if you’ve ever seen Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, this is

where the film is set and where the music in it takes its influence from.

Personal Research Time

Take some time to explore the interactive website below. There is lots of great information to enhance your

knowledge of South America (and the other continents we have visited too).

https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/earth/continents/south-america/

This kids travel guide is also a great source of information and well worth a look.

https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/south-america-facts.html

Spend today and tomorrow enhancing your knowledge of South America. There is so much to explore that we couldn’t possibly cover everything, so choose an area of South America which interests you. You may want to explore the Rainforests, look at endangered animals or investigate what we can do to protect the rainforest. There are lots of lovely art activities you could do linked to this. You might want to explore countries which make up South America or cook some South American inspired foods – there are lots of recipes online. Perhaps you want to investigate current affairs and explore significant events which have happened in South America over the course of history. It is completely up to you. Enjoy taking control of your own learning – we would love to see what you have been up to!