1. PICK ‘N’ MIX HOMEWORK YEAR GROUP: 5 and 6 TOPIC: Deadly Expeditions
TERM: 1 and 2
SCIENCE AND ICT
HUMANITIES
(History, Geography, RE)
PE AND PSHE / Collective Worship link
Experiment the affect that salt (sodium chloride) has on ice – observe and note down what you discover.
Investigate the water cycle and create a poster or digital movie/presentation about what happens.
Research all about ice bergs and create an informative poster – include pictures!
Create a ship charter for the crew of the Endurance – what values would have been helpful for them to achieve and work together?
Write an acrostic poem using our value ‘FRIENDSHIP’
What activities build up physical endurance when exercising? Make a fitness guide poster.
Research different expeditions to Antarctica. How did people survive? Create a ‘How to Survive in Antarctica’ guide.
Use Google Earth to map out where the Endurance sailed – make a list of the seas she would have travelled through.
Recreate a poster advertising a chance to come aboard the maiden voyage of the brand new passenger liner Titanic.
SUPER HERO HOMEWORK
English
MATHS
Create a poem about icebergs and the ice. Use simile and metaphor to create imagery.
Write a biography about Captain Scott – this can be word processed.
Research technical vocabulary relating to sailing expeditions to the Antarctic.
Write a story about being stranded in Antarctica!
Measure and large numbers:
Find out how many km Shackleton travelled on his expedition in total – can you convert this to miles?
Research the monthly average temperatures in UK and Antarctica. Use subtraction to calculate differences.
Look at data about Titanic. What % of people on board survived?
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
(Art, Music, Design technology)
Create your own iceberg artwork – how can you create light and shade using blending?
Create a model of the ship Endurance using Lego or junk modelling.