Senior Team Homework Term 1 & 2, 2014Each fortnight:

Complete TWO homework activities from the table below. Aim to use ONE page per activity. If you have photos, diagrams or graphs it may

go over 2 pages. Do your BEST work and remember book standards at all times. Remember to fill in your Reading Log and participate in Mathletics.

Identify 5 ways you may re-use an empty tin can

Help at home - Write a diary entry about what you did when helping out in the

garden. What did you learn? What did you see?

Create a science themed word find or crossword. Remember

to spell the words correctly and use capital letters.

Use your imagination and write down 10 questions

you could ask an earthworm.

Write detailed step by step instructions for a recipe, task or chore you do at home.

You may include pictures.

Interview your parents to find out their responsibilities at

home/workplace.

Make a diagram of the lifecycle of an insect of

your choice.

Pick any sustainable activity that you do not currently do at home, e.g., using less

water/power, using natural cleaning products, growing a vegetable garden etc.

and try it for a week. Write a detailed explanation about what your family has done and how this activity has changed

your household.

Visit http://wonderopolis.org/wonders/. Explore the site and record a “wonder” you have had that you have found the answer too.  You may have

something you are wondering, make sure you ask.

Design a T-shirt to promote sustainability

Design a shield that shows who you are - ethnic, cultural, taonga (treasures),

Family, hobbies, favourites

Find out the different cultures in your class. Make a

pictograph of the results.

Create an alphabet (A to Z) key on an

environmental topic.

Your polar fleece jacket/sweatshirt was made using 25 plastic bottles. Research and write down the recycling code for

plastics and what type of plastics matches each code.

Make an advert promoting a food that is popular in your

culture.

Design and decorate a plain cloth bag to use as your personal shopping

bag.  Present your bag to the class.

Research and create a fact file about an endangered NZ animal.  You will need to

think about presentation and the facts you choose.  What are we doing to improve it’s

chance of survival, e.g., Maui’s Dolphin

Make up a song or rap about our theme ‘Our World, Your

Choice’.

What if Mrs Fowler refused to come to

school? List 3 possible causes for this and the 3

effects that might happen.

Write a letter to parents to persuade them not to drive their children to school.

Remember to use a range of persuasive devices, e.g., exaggeration, direct voice

and statistics.

You’re in charge of recycling for 5 days. Record using a tally

chart the types of materials you place in the recycling bin.

Could you recycle more?

Create a miniature scarecrow or smilecrow

using recyclable materials.  Take a photo of each step and write a

set of instructions so others can make one too.

Visit http://www.deaf.org.nz/nz-sign-language and http://nzsl.tki.org.nz/Units/Unit-1-HELLO-Hello  and learn how to say your name and simple greetings in sign so

you can teach others. Record what you have learnt.

Create a photo journal of some of the plants you have in your

garden. Remember to label them clearly.  Can you find

their scientific name?

Write a poem  to encourage people to

recycle.  Remember to use similes, metaphors

and rhyme.

Visit The Virtual Rainforest at https://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart/rainforest/index.html.  Use a T-chart to compare the differences between a Nicaraguan Boy and your life in NZ. Draw a sketch of your favourite animal, plant or insect from The

Virtual Rainforest.

Grow a bean plant from seed and when it starts to grow

measure it every day. Record with the date in your book. Plot

your results on a line graph. What have you learnt?