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Wykham Park Academy HOMEWORK BOOKLET

Year 7 Term 1 and 2

Year 7 English Homework Project- Term 1

Greek Mythology

1. Create a power point or other document on

Ancient Greece and the facts that everyone

needs to know. Consider:

Greece and important settings in Greek

myths

Key figures in Ancient Greek history

Why Ancient Greece is relevant today

Famous Greek myths and the lessons readers

should learn from them.

2. Create your own Ancient Greece artefact, with a

page describing what you have made and how it

was made. It could be an ancient story on a

scroll, a building, an important object etc.

Year 7 English Homework Project- Term 2

Power and Conflict Poetry

1. Research the First World War and produce a

power point or written document outlining your

findings. Focus on the following:

What were the causes

What was warfare like for soldiers

What were the repercussions of the 1st

World War in terms of British society and

their lives during and after the war.

2. Choose one war poem that you have not

studied in class, e.g. Wilfred Owen’s ‘Futility’.

Annotate the poem with ideas as to what it is

about and the different techniques the poet

has used to highlight feelings and thoughts

about war.

Due Date:

Geography Homework Project Year 7 – Weather and Climate

Each week you must complete the activity set. Each activity should be handed submitted on Google

Classroom or on paper to be put in your homework folder.

On some weeks you will have the option to choose between a standard task and a challenge task,

you may choose which you do but one must be completed.

Key terms:

Weather is the day to day condition of the atmosphere. Weather can change quickly - one day it can

be dry and sunny and the next day it may rain.

Climate describes average weather conditions over longer periods and over large areas.

Week 1:

Choose one of the activities

Standard Task

Challenge Task

Task 1: Weather collage

Collect photos of different weather

conditions from magazines or other sources

and make them into a collage. Find an

interesting way to group them.

Task 1: Weather in advertising

A more challenging activity – collect adverts

that include different weather conditions.

Make a collage with annotations explaining

why that image was chosen for the advert.

Have I reached my target for the week?

Week 2:


Standard Task Challenge Task

Task 2: Walter the water molecule

There you are, sitting on the surface of the

Atlantic Ocean – and the next thing you

know…. Write a story or draw a strip cartoon

about a week in your life, where you get to

play a part in the weather! Perhaps you end

up in snow or fog, or in a hailstone? Or on an

umbrella?

Task 2: It’s the Sun

The Sun is the main driver of our weather. But

what is it? What goes on in the Sun? How far

away is it? Will it last forever? Do your

research, and present your findings in a very

exciting form.


DUE:

DUE:

DUE DATE:

Due Date:

Week 3:


Standard Task Challenge Task

Task 3: Brilliant Barometers

Find out how a barometer works, and

present your findings. You could do a

PowerPoint presentation, poster, write a

speech or a podcast.

Task 3: All about isobars

Hint! Isobars are to do with air pressure.

Download a weather chart showing isobars,

from the internet. Your job is to annotate it, to

help someone else understand about isobars

and what they show. So you will need to add

notes explaining:

What an isobar is

The kind of weather you get when

isobars are close together

What counts as low pressure

What counts as high pressure

What wind is, and which way it will

blow


Week 4:

Task 4: Build a rain gauge

Using the instructions below build your own rain gauge, you will need to collect your materials, build

your gauge and upload a picture of your rain gauge onto google classroom or bring a picture into

class.


DUE:

DUE:

Due Date:

Week 5

Task 5: Record the weather

Over the next week use your rain gage to record the rainfall and temperature for each day. You

could either use a thermometer to measure the temperature or check online. Make sure you take

your readings at the same time each day. Record your findings in the table below.

Day – Insert date below Rainfall (mm) Temperature °C

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7


Due Date:

Week 6:

Task 6: Display and describe your findings

Use your data to make a graph showing the temperature and rainfall of your week. Write a short

description of what your graph tells you about the weather (½ side A4). You should include the

average temperature for the week and average rainfall.

Check you have completed all the homework tasks and your project is ready to be handed in. Your

project should be presented creatively. This should be electronic or on paper. Marks will be awarded

for the creativity of your presentation.

Example graph:

Set your graph out like the one below.

Your graph can be done electronically or on graph paper – see your teacher for graph paper.

Did I complete my second project on time?

Day

Temperature

should be a red

line

Rainfall should

be displayed as

blue bars

You might

want to use

different units

for

temperature

and rainfall

depending on

the data you

collect. Make sure you look at the correct axis of the graph when plotting your data. You

should have temperature on one side, Rainfall on the other and the date at the

bottom.

Include a key and title:

For example:

A graph to show the temperature and rainfall in __*insert location*_ between

__*insert date*__ and __*insert date*__

Due Date:

Year 7 and 8 Geography Homework Project Due:

Geography of My Place

Your homework task over the next term is to produce a either an A3 poster, or a PowerPoint

presentation (Minimum of 6 slides) about your favourite place this is to be handed in at the

end of the half term. Your place can be a town, city or country that you have either visited

or would like to visit and is entirely of your choosing but must be located on earth and be

real. You will need to use a range of presentation techniques tell us about your favourite

place. Where is it? Why is it your favourite place? Tell us about the human and physical

Geography of the area.

Each week there is a different task you need to complete in order to finish the project in

time. Try and be as creative and detailed as possible.

Week 1: Decide on the place you want to research. Write an explanation for why you chose

this place. This must be at least ½ a side of A4.

Did I meet my target for the week?

Week 2: Location and climate of your chosen place. Describe the location and climate of

your chosen place; include maps and a description of its location and climate. For example,

what country is it in/ what other countries is it near? Is it in the Northern or Southern

Hemisphere? Longitude/ Latitude? Near to an ocean? Try and find a climate graph or make

one of your own.


Week 3: Do some research to find out about any Physical features of your chosen place. A

Physical feature is a natural feature such as landforms like mountains or volcanoes, bodies

of water like rivers and lakes or something that is unique about the landscape. Write about

these features; find pictures and maps to show their location.


Week 4: Do some research to find out about any Human features of your chosen place. A

Human feature is man made this could be a building, bridge, park or statue that is important

to the place. Write about these features; find pictures and maps to show their location. and


Due Date:

Week 5: Flora (plants) and Fauna (Animals) - Do some research about the Flora and Fauna of

your place. What type of plants and animals are there? How have they adapted to their

environment? Are any unique to your place?


Week 6: The people and culture of your place and finalize your poster or PowerPoint. Write

a description about the people of your place, think about traditions and religion and how

the people of your place live, what makes them special? Include pictures of traditional dress

or ceremonies. Check all of your PowerPoint or Poster - Make sure you have all the

information you need. Add pictures and extra details you may have left out. Ensure you are

ready to hand in.

Did I complete my first project on time?

Year 7 History Project Due:

Creating a Biography

Week 1: Choose a king or Queen you have been learning about in History. Write the first

page of your biography about why you chose that particular king or queen.

Did I reach my target for this week?

Week 2: Research how they became King or Queen and who was leader before and after

them. Write the second page of your biography on the information you find out about their

rise and fall.

Did I reach my target for the week?

Week 3: Research the changes, they made when they were in power. Write the third page

of your biography, about these changes, both the good and the bad.

Did I reach my target for this week?

Week 4: Research any wars and battles your ruler may have been involved in. Write the

forth page of your biography about these battles and their outcomes.


Week 5: Create a front cover for your book and write the final page about why you think

they were the most important ruler of their time.


Week 6: Finalize your book. Make sure all the pages are complete and the book is created

and ready to be handed in.

You need to choose one of the

rulers you have been learning

about in History, and then

create a Biography about your

chosen King or Queen.

Each week, there is a different

section of your biography you

need to finish in order to

complete the task on time.

Year 7 and 8 History Homework Project Due:

History of My Place

You need to choose a town, city or even country and find out the History of that place. You

will need to create either an A3 poster, or a PowerPoint presentation (Minimum of 6 slides)

to be handed in at the end of the half term.

Each week there is a different task you need to complete in order to finish the project in

time. Try and be as creative and detailed as possible.

Week 1: Decide on the place you want to research. Write an explanation for why you chose

this place.


Week 2: Do some research to find out about any Historical figures that came from your

chosen place. Choose three or four and explain who they are, and how they link with your

chosen place.


Week 3: Do some research to find about an event, or something Historical that happened in

your place. Choose at least two events and describe them.


Week 4: Do some research on the buildings and structure of the town. Explain if there are

any historical buildings, how the town layout has changed etc.


Week 5: Do some research on how the town celebrates their history now. Are there any

special monuments, festivals etc.? Describe these events.


Week 6: Finalize your poster or PowerPoint. Make sure you have all the information you

need. Add pictures and extra details you may have left out. Ensure you are ready to hand in.

Did I complete my first project on time?

Subject Home Learning September 2019- 2020

Subject: Mathematics

Year group: 7

Date- wk beg Subject Homework Details

September 3rd 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

September 9th 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

September 16th 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

September 23rd 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

October 1st 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

October 7th 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

October 14th 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

October 21st 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

November 4th 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons




December 2nd 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

December 9th 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

December 16th 1 x MemRi task + 2 x Hegarty tasks based on learning in lessons

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