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Year 8 Term 3 Homework Pack
Greenacre Academy intends homework to be diverse in nature, focusing on more project-based work which will be on-going over a number of weeks. This booklet includes homework from each subject that your son / ward studies at school. Our Expectations Students must complete and submit homework pieces from each project as their teacher directs. Teachers will inform students when each piece of homework is due in and this will be recorded in their planners. Please also note that some tasks in the booklet are subject to change, and this will be done so at the discretion of the teacher. This would occur on occasions where a different task may be more beneficial to your son/ward’s learning. As well as the three Homework Tasks, there are some additional activities for each subject.
Reading List Students should read for at least 30 minutes each night. Reading frequently will help students to develop their vocabulary and literacy skills. Please encourage you son / ward to read. Suggested reading material has been included within the projects for each subject.
Stretch & Challenge Students are encouraged to push themselves, completing more tasks where they see fit. If they have a particular interest or gift in a given area, students should be encouraged to complete the stretch and challenge task.
Skills for Life As part of the Academy’s implementation of ‘Skills for Life’, each subject-area has carefully thought about activities and tasks to integrate particular skills into their schemes of work. To help promote this, the completion of the homework tasks will help your son/ward develop these certain skills. The Skills for life focus is EMPLOY ME -
Excellence, Manners, Perseverance, Listening, Organisation, You, Motivation and Employability Accelerated Reader Year 7/8 students are taking part in the Accelerated Reader programme, which is an online programme that develops students reading skills and promotes a love of reading. As part of this initiative, we have provided students with their own Accelerated Reader from the library. This reading forms part of basic equipment for students in year 7/8, therefore students should have their reading book with them every day. It is essential that reading books are looked after, while on loan, and we ask that students keep these in as good condition as possible. Students will be reading their AR book for a minimum of 20 minutes each day, however we encourage pupils to be reading as often as possible at home, in addition to homework set. We encourage students to finish and exchange their reading books every two weeks (length of book depending). As reading is essential for all exam subjects, we also recommend that students are accessing a range of fiction and non-fiction texts. Please support your son/ward with this, by promoting reading as often as
possible at home. We also ask that you acknowledge and share your son/ward’s success with the Accelerated Reader programme. Bedrock Vocabulary Bedrock is a new and innovative vocabulary programme which enables students to complete interactive lessons which take between 15-20 minutes. During the lessons, students will learn the definitions of keywords and complete a range of comprehensive tasks to improve their reading skills. As your child progresses through the curriculum, they will study hundreds of words, whilst reading fiction and non-fiction texts regularly. Learning key vocabulary is essential for all subjects in order for your son/ward to access their exams. We recommend that students complete two sessions per week, some of these may be completed in school, during lessons, but students also need to engage with the programme in their own time too. Students will need to:
- Logon to https://www.bedrocklearning.org/ - Click on login - Put in their username and password (which will be in their student planners) - Click on the first session
We ask that you acknowledge and share your son/ward’s success with the Bedrock Vocabulary programme. If your son/ward is unable to access the internet from home, they are able to use the library after school every day as part of homework club which takes place from 2.50 pm – 3.50 pm. Study Room If your son/ward needs help with homework or a quiet place to study we run a homework club every weekday from 2.50-3.50 in the Library. Queries? If you have any queries about the homework projects please get in touch with the relevant teacher using the email address provided for each subject. Thank you for your continued support of Homework.
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Schedule
Your son/ward will be set homework on alternate weeks throughout the term on the week commencing dates outlined below. The ‘hand in dates’ will be set by teachers in class and recorded in student diaries.
Week Commencing
3rd Jan 9th Jan 16th Jan 23rd Jan 30th Jan 6th Feb
Yr 8
Art and Design
Computing English
PA Geography
PE
Music
History Maths
Food Tech RE
Science MFL DT
PSHE
Art and Design
Computing English
PA Geography
PE
Music
History Maths
Food Tech RE
Science MFL
DT
PSHE
Art and Design
Computing English
PA Geography
PE
Music
History Maths
Food Tech RE
Science MFL DT
PSHE
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Art and Design [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1 Please note: you will be issued with a booklet in class.
Task 1 Complete task one from the booklet remember to keep your mark-making accurate and maintain proportion when drawing. Need some help? Use the grid method to help you with scale and proportion.
TASK
2
Task 2 Complete task two from the booklet. Try to add tone or extra detail to show off your skills! Need some help? Draw a tonal key at the top of your page to remind you of the five tones you need.
TASK
3 Task 3
Complete task three from the booklet. Could you add a background to draw upon to add a different effect. Need some help? Why not use tea or coffee to stain the page to give your work an aged appearance?
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Create your own Day of the Dead relief pattern
made out of materials you have at home. Remember
to incorporate strong lines, colour, and anilaml
images just like amn original mexican pattern.
Day of the Dead – Tony Johnston
How To Draw Skulls For Beginners: Draw Skulls Step By Step Guided Book- Gala
Publications
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Day_of_the_Dead.aspx#1
Grid up a picture of your choice and
enlarge this. For your chosen
image grid up 1cm x 1cm, enlarge this onto the paper by gridding up your
paper 2cm x 2cm. This will make your drawing four times as big!! Use a ruler.
Pattern colourful
interlinking mask
Mexican Celebration
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Computing [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
There are apps for almost every task you might want to perform on your smart phone, such as messaging, games, sports, etc. You are to research apps, which are specifically used to keep score of football games. Write a report including at least four different apps. Focus on the following questions:
How easy is it to use?
How much does it cost?
Is it worth it for the price?
What can it do?
Who made it?
TASK
2 Log on to App Inventor. Add a second count button and a second count label. Once you have done this, add code so
that when the second button is pressed, the second label increases by 1. Finally adapt the code for the Reset button so that it returns both labels to 0. Print screen your new section of code, paste it onto a new Microsoft Word document and explain what you have done and how it affects your app. Attempt this yourself, however if you do need extra support a help sheet can be collected from your teacher.
TASK
3
Log on to App Inventor. Add code to the Reset button so that it clears “StatsLabel” and “Stats2Label”. Print screen your new section of code, paste it onto a new Microsoft Word document and explain what you have done and how it affects your app. Attempt this yourself, however if you do need extra support a help sheet can be collected from your teacher.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy Task Spellings You are a reporter for the Daily Mail. Your editor has given you the task of reviewing the top five apps of 2017. You need to write a news article that explores five different top apps available in 2017 focusing on their purpose, popularity, price and whether they are well made. Your article must be between 400 – 500 words and include only five pictures, one for each app that you have reviewed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zmpsgk7 https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/new-gcses-computer-science-ocr-revision-guide-for-the-grade-9-1-course/9781782946021 http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/tutorials.html
My memory stick is 500mb, my computer is 250gb and my external harddrive is 1tb. How many times can I copy the memory stick onto the computer? How many times can I copy the computer onto the external harddrive? How many times can I copy the memory stick onto the external harddrive?
Interface User Arithmetic operator Syntax error Trigger Global variable Initialise Local variable Variable String
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Research smart materials and create a poster about when and how we use them. EG thermochromatic paper, kevlar etc
TASK
2
Draw a diagram of all the PPE we use in detail. Label them and explain what we use them for.
TASK
3
Create a poster about the different types of plastic we use in DT. Remember to classify them into groups such as thermosoftening and thermosetting.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Research new technologies
and smart materials and
create a poster about when and how we
use them.
GCSE Bitesize
http://www.mr-dt.com/
http://www.technologystudent.com/
To work out the dimensions of their products. Then to work out the area of the product.
Thermosoftening Thermosetting
Safety Protection Dangerous
Hazard
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
English [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Research and find 10 facts about the author of the text that you are studying. Present these on a fact sheet. Include information about his background, life and times, and the period in which he wrote the novel.
TASK
2
Design a new front cover for the text that you are studying. Label your front cover explaining why you have selected certain images/words/phrases/fonts/colours.
TASK
3
Create a mind map for a character of your choice, include important quotations, events, information and images to help you remember.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
OMAM-Is Curley’s wife a lonely victim
or a villain? Oliver- Is Nancy a villain or a
victim? Write an answer to this question giving
reasons for your answer.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
If there are 650 pages in a book
and a student has read 40% =, how many pages have
they read?
Interpret Structure
Perspective Narrator
Vocabulary
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Food Technology [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1 You should produce research on your theme using the following as starting points:
What is afternoon tea? Where are afternoon teas served? Research where it could be served (e.g. The Ritz) Cost of food, dishes on menu, skills required at the level of catering.
Research baked products. List of sweet baked products and savoury.
TASK
2 Find two different recipes on the internet or in a book and highlight/label the different
things you will need and that you will have to do.
one must be savoury. Complete this on A4 lined paper.
TASK
3 At home you need to prepare, cook and serve your two designs.
You will need to record your preparing, cooking and serving using images either drawn or using photos.
You will need to get feedback from your taste testers.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Design two sweet and two savoury food
products. Students cook and serve for a
large amount of taste testers. Arrange a
local event to raise money for a charity.
Cooking books
D&T Food Foundations ISBN 978-1-4085-0814-5
www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zb8jm
Weighing out ingredients.
Adapting recipes
ingredients. Working out
correct cooking times. Money when
food shopping.
Professional Hygienic
Environment Assess
Potential Risks
Hazard
Year 8 Term 2 Homework Tasks
French [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Invite 8 celebrities to do an activity with you. (You must give the activity, the day and time).
TASK
2
Make up a display for the classroom on excuses.
TASK
3
Make up a poster on clothes you are going to wear for a party, using colours, material and opinions.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Research/project on French designers/perfumes (write a paragraph in English)
Le Journal de spirou – French magazine “Je bouquine” French magazine Wapiti French magazine
Revise numbers 1-100 to understand prices (when shopping for clothes)
Promener le chien = walk the dog
Laver la voiture = wash the car
And other excuses Jover au tennis = play tennis Faire du velo = ride your bike
Un pantalon = trousers Une chemise = skirt (and other items of clothing)
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Geography [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
You need to create a fact sheet about extreme weather and the types of extreme weather that we experience in the UK. Make sure this is detailed and colourful and full of imagery.
TASK
2
How did the UK react to flooding in 2014? Create a newspaper article for 'The Greenacre Geographic' which describes what happened to Somerset in 2014 and how the emergency services responded.
TASK
3
Greenacre Academy is hosting the Prime Minister, Theresa May to discuss climate change. You need to write a speech to present to the Prime Minister discussing what you think should be done to combat climate change.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Create a poster that details why the UK should spend more money on preventing the impacts of extreme weather.
National Geographic
Geog 1
BBC Bitesize Geography
Research how much the world has heated up since the year that you were born. Calculate the difference in temperature.
Weather Climate
Ecosystem Extreme
Depression Pressure
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
History [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
You are a slave on a slave ship. Write a letter to your family back at home describing what conditions are like, what you have to do and how you are treated.
TASK
2
Define each of the following key terms: slave, settlers, empire, auction, plantation, revolt, lashed, abolish.
TASK
3
It is the year 1851 and you are a British official at the great Exhibition. Design a poster explaining how Britain gained their huge empire.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
In the middle of our period of
study, the British fought the French
at the battle of Waterloo. When
was it? Who were the leaders of each
army? Who won and why?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/industrial_era/the_slave_trade/revision/2/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/indu
strial_era/the_slave_trade/revision/5/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/uk_through_time/british_empire_through_time/revi
sion/5/
In 1901 the world's population was 1.6 billion people. The
British Empire ruled a quarter of the earth.
How many people were under British
rule?
Slavery Abolish Empire Invade
Independence Rebellion
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Maths [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Explain and demonstrate how to add and subtract simple fractions with the same denominator. Extension – explain how this would change when the fractions have different denominators.
TASK
2
Create your own linear graph. You must give the example of how to find the coordinates, how to plot the coordinates and then an example of the finished graph.
TASK
3
Create your own probability scale. This must include numbers, key words and examples.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Give a written explanation on what techniques and methods you used when completing the homework tasks.
Research the equation of a circle
Focus on your 6 and 8 times tables.
Denominator Fraction
Coordinates Linear
Probability
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Attend a table tennis after school club. (See any member of PE for advice on any local clubs too)
TASK
2
Attend a badminton after school club. (See any member of PE for advice on any local clubs too)
TASK
3
Attend a basketball after school club. (See any member of PE for advice on any local clubs too).
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Complete your PE after school club loyalty card and win an award. Want to take your skills further? Go to after school clubs regularly and represent the academy against other schools. You could also attend some
clubs outside the school, please come and ask any member of PE for some examples of good local
clubs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/23152583 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/23179331 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/23179331
Add together the length of time a rugby game
takes with the amount of players in a rugby
team. From this answer
subtract the amount of players in a football
team. Write your answer in
hours and mins.
Badminton Basketball
Perseverance Loyalty
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Music [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
As a band, create a poster featuring your band's rules. You must include the name of your band and each of the band members, as well as what each individual is going to play.
TASK
2
Rehearse as a band for your final performance. You will need to book a rehearsal room with Miss Breckin or Mr Wilson and get your planner signed to show that you have completed this work.
TASK
3
Complete the written evaluation sheet you have been given and complete it using full sentences and include key words that you have been learning in music this term.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Attend 'Band Night' on a Monday 3-4pm in order to improve your band's
performance.
Read a magazine or newspaper article about your favourite band or
artist.
Read about different musical genres such as the
Blues and Rock n' Roll
Find an example of a successful band online and
read about how they became successful as band.
A school music department gets a
budget of £508.10 The music teacher wants to buy 3 new bass guitars,
costing £82 each. After purchasing the guitars, how much money will be left?
Harmony Chord
Bassline Structure
Verse Chorus
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Performing Arts [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Rehearse your street dance at home or in the dance studio during lunch, so that you know what you are doing in your group. Ask parents/carers or teacher to sign your planner next to where you have written your homework, to confirm you have completed this task.
TASK
2
Create a dance poster based on the Street Dance you have learned form the film 'You Got Served', incorporating at least three of the following key terminology: Group Relationships, Formation, Dynamics, Variation, Unison and Canon
TASK
3
Complete the written evaluation sheet you have been given and complete it using full sentences and include key words that you have been learning in dance this term.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy Task Spellings
Attend a dance , drama or music club, through
school or at an out of school club.
Look up any of your favourite celebrities that have been in 'Strictly Come Dancing' and
read about their experience.
Watch the new 'Dance, Dance, Dance' TV programme
and discuss with your friends/family the difficulty of the technical moves based on
your own experience in dance.
Any newspaperor magazine
article relating to dance
When organising a theatre trip for your class, tickets
are £16.95 each, and coach hire is £50.00 for
the day. For a class of 29; how much will this cost?
Choreography Dynamics
Spatial Awareness Performance
Gesture Group Relationships
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
PSHE [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
From what you learnt in the lesson, design a poster that gives information on 'Sex and the Law'. Make your poster informative and eye catching.
TASK
2
‘Sexting is harmless fun, no one gets hurt’ Do you agree or disagree? Explain in 200 words.
TASK
3
Are C-cards a positive or negative thing for young people? Explain your opinion in 200 words.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Create a mind map on the possible
effects of underage sex. Think about
effects on the boy, the girl and each
family..
BBC bitesize- PSHE In 1955 there were 33,000
teenage births in England. In 2008
there were 44,690. How many had this increased by and over how
many years?
Relationship Puberty
Hormones Contraception
Consent Illegal
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Create a poster explaining the holy trinity to a year 6 student.
TASK
2
Find creation story from a different country or religion.
TASK
3
Create a newspaper article about a Jesus death and resurrection.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Draw the floor layout of a local church and
explain each important element.
Religons to inspire Christianty
BBC Bitesize Christian beliefs
Truetube Christian beliefs
Research the percentage of
Christians in each of the continents
Christianity Creation
Resurrection Incarnation
Sin Forgiveness
Year 8 Term 3 Homework Tasks
Science [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order. The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Produce a piece of artwork, or a 3D model, to demonstrate your understanding of our topic Ecosystems.
TASK
2
Write a method for extracting metals from ores. Include diagrams and/or pictures to help with your explanations.
TASK
3
Create a Facebook Profile Page for 5 metals from the Periodic table. Include: Name, location, mass number, uses, properties.
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Find a scientific news item about motion and summarise it in
your own words. Minimum of 300
words.
A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by
Emily Sohn and Charles Barnett II
Eco-system by Natalie Rompella
The Reaction of Metals by Roberta
Baxter
Choose a Maths topic and show
how it can be used in science
Producer Consumer Velocity
Acceleration Reactants Products