Year 5 Afternoon Home Learning Tasks

Term 6 Week 6

You can find Mrs Kent’s French lessons

after Task 5

Year 5 Afternoon Home Learning Task 1

Outcome: by the end of this task, you will be able to explain how Japan has adapted to lessen the effects of earthquakes. You will be able to explain why they have done this and what

affect it has on the people of Japan.

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Japan is a country that has experienced more than its fair share of natural disasters, and in doing so they’ve become one of the best prepared nations on earth. When you compare the amount of disasters that have hit the nation, plus the population size, and compare it to the fatality rate, the modern numbers are actually surprisingly small. The ability to innovate, invest, educate, and learn from past mistakes has made Japan the most earthquake-ready country in the world.

How do you think Japan has prepared for earthquakes?

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Earthquake-resistant buildings:

To help prevent buildings collapsing, all buildings are built to withstand some level of tremors from an earthquake. This is a requirement by law.

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Phone updates:

Every smartphone in Japan has an earthquake and tsunami emergency alert system to allow people to seek shelter. The system chants “Jishin desu! Jishin desu!” (translating to “There is an earthquake”) until the earthquake stops.

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Earthquake-ready bullet trains:

In Japan, lots of people use trains as their main means of transport. Therefore, to ensure trains do not crash when there is an earthquake, they all stop immediately when they sense an earthquake.

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Immediate TV coverage:

If an earthquake hits the nation, all of Japan’s TV channels immediately switch to official earthquake coverage, ensuring that that population is well informed on how to stay safe. The coverage delivers information on the quakes, where to seek protection, and whether any tsunamis are approaching, giving citizens time to retreat to higher ground.

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Awareness and education on disaster prevention:

Just as other schools around the world may hold emergency fire drills, schools in Japan run regular earthquake drills, some as often as once a month. From a young age, schoolchildren are educated on the best way to seek protection and stay safe if an earthquake hits their area. There are also field trips in Japan, where local fire department personnel put children in earthquake simulators, so they can identify the feeling of a quake from a very young age.

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Water Discharge Tunnel:One of the most impressive feats of engineering is Tokyo’s little-known Water Discharge Tunnel located on the outskirts of the city, sitting patiently underneath a soccer field and skate park. This large hidden tunnel collects flood waters caused by natural disasters like cyclones and tsunamis and safely redistributes the water into the Edo River. This means if the area is hit with an earthquake and triggers a tsunami, the city should be spared any major flooding. It took 13 years to build and cost US$3 billion.

L.O. I can explain how a city has adapted to survive natural disasters.

Your task:

Imagine that you are in charge of a country - you may make up a country if you would like to!

How would you prepare your people for an earthquake and ensure that deaths are kept to a minimum? You may present your ideas as a poster, information leaflet or any other creative way!

Challenge:

How would this change if you were preparing for a volcanic eruption.

Year 5 Afternoon Home Learning Task 2

Use an empty cereal box (or any other junk modelling materials you can

find!) and create something.

You choose!

Maybe you could make a musical instrument?

Whatever you create, we’d love to see it!

Year 5 Afternoon Home Learning Task 3 – get

moving!

Stay at Home Sports Day 2020!

Unfortunately, we won’t get a chance to have Sports Day together this year, so why not bring Sports Day into your household? You could compete against whoever is at home…even the dog!

See the following slides for ideas of activities you could do.

If you want, you could keep a record of the scores for each participant – you could even hold an award ceremony at the end!

Sport/Activity Get a point Bonus Point

How many hand ‘keepie uppies’ can you do?

Scrunch up some paper or use a soft ball. Use your hand to keep the item up in the air.

If you participate in this challengeHighest amount of keepie uppies gets the point

Rubbish bin Basketball- Who can shoot the scrunched up paper into the bin?You only get 5 attempts.

If you participate in this challenge1 bonus point if you get it in1 bonus point for most creative way to throw your shot.

How many claps can you do when you throw the ball up in the air?

If you participate in this challengeHighest amount of claps gets the point

Hop, skip, Jump- How far can you jump?

If you don’t have enough space, just do a standing long jump. Stand in one place and see how far you can jump.

If you participate in this challengeHighest distance gets the point

Egg and Spoon- How many lengths of the garden/room can you do in a minute? If you drop it, pick it up and carry on.

Boil the egg! If an egg is too precious to use at this time, choose something else.

If you participate in this challenge

Highest number of lengths gets a pointIf you succeed the whole minute without dropping it, you also get a point

Can you sprint for 30 secs on the spot? If you participate in this challengeWhoever sprints for the whole time without stopping you get a point

How man sit ups can you do in a minute? If you participate in this challenge Whoever gets the highest amount of sit ups gets a point.

Water race.Fill a bowl with water, fill a cup and race to the other bowl/sink. Run back. How many cups of water can you put in the bowl/sink in a minute.

If you participate in this challenge Whoever fills the most cups of water up gets the point.

Speed bounce- how many jumps can you do in a minute over an object?

If you participate in this challengeHighest amount of Jumps wins the point.

Bin bag/ pillow case race- get a bin bag .How long does it take you to get from one side of the garden/room and back?

If there is enough space, all race together at the same time.If you participate in this challenge

Quickest Time Wins the pointOr whoever wins in the race wins a point

Golf target challenge

Use a cup/pan on its side for the hole. Use a golf ball/tennis ball/scrunched up paper and shoot it into the cup/pan using hands/feet/dust pan brush/broom.You decide as a family the distance you shoot from- make it a little challenging!5 attempts

If you participate in this challenge If you get it in you get a point

Obstacle Course

Make up your own obstacle course. E.g. Crawl under the table, slide along the floor, step across the chairs, walk across the sofa, go into your bedroom and jump on the bed once.

If you participate in this challenge Fastest to complete the course gets a point

How many times can you throw a ball into a bucket/pan in a minute?

If you participate in this challengePerson who throws it in the most gets a point

How long can you hold a balance for?

Can you make up a challenging or creative balance.

If you participate in this challengePerson holding the balance for the longest gets a pointPerson who has the most challenging/creative balance

Three Legged Race

Choose a partner. Time how long it takes you to get from one side of the garden/room and back.

If there is enough of you and space, have a three legged race at the same time.

If you participate in this challengeIf you do a three legged race with the family- whichever pair wins gets the bonus point.

Year 5 Afternoon Home Learning Task 4

Using the internet to research, create an artist study on

Henri Rousseau (you imitated his painting ‘Surprise’ earlier

on in the term). Use the template on this slide to help you

organise your research. Present your information in a

creative way on a double-page spread; you could take

inspiration from the examples below.

Year 5 Afternoon Home Learning Task 5

Task: Find a rock and draw a picture of it. Next, describe your rock using information from the key knowledge organiser on the next slide and the BBC Bitesize clip. You can also use the word bank to the right to help your description.

Word bank

Year 5 Afternoon Home Learning Task 5

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z9bbkqt/articles/zsgkdmnBBC Bitesize clip:

Les Animaux -

animals

Before we learn or revise the vocabulary for

animals let’s just remind ourselves of the

opinion phrases we know -

J’aime

J’adore

Je n’aime pas

Je déteste

Le chien

(les chiens)

Le cheval(Les chevaux)

Le chat

(Les chats)

Le cochon

(Les cochons)

Le oiseau

(les oiseaux)

Un

chardonneret

La vache

(Les vaches)

Le mouton

(Les moutons)

la poule

(Les poules)Le poulailler

L’âne

(Les ânes)

Le moineau

(Les moineaux)

Les Animaux (to the tune of ‘Twinkle, twinkle

little star)

J’aime les chiens et les chevaux

J’aime les chats et les oiseaux

J’aime les vaches et les moutons

J’aime les poules et les cochons

J’aime les ânes et les moineaux

J’aime tous les animaux