Downs Junior School Year 5 Homework Grid Ancient

Downs Junior School Year 5 Homework Grid Ancient Greece. P 4 C: Socrates once asked ‘What is beauty? ’ and ‘What is wisdom? ’ if he OPTION 1: had stopped you and asked you this CREATIVE question. What answer might you have given? ARTS. 7 week topic, complete at least 4. Visit the toy museum by Brighton Station. Sketch a toy you particularly like and note how it moves. Festival of Light Research In your expert history groups research In RE we will be researching ‘light’ festivals. Research Diwali and how OPTION 1: your chosen area for the Greek it is celebrated around the world exhibition. Your exhibits need to be or make a Rangoli pattern. Can you CREATIVE ready by Mon 7 th December. find out anything about Ancient ARTS. Greek religion? Children’s groups will be assigned in Visit the British Museum. Sketch some of the Ancient Greek artefacts you see. Food glorious food! Research what the Greeks like to eat, ancient or modern. Try something out and create a typical greek menu for a meal. http: //www. historyforkids. n et/greek-food. html Groovy Greeks Research a famous Ancient Greek. Present your findings in any way of your choosing. Costume design Make a Greek costume that you could wear during the exhibition. Hunt the house Find a variety of 3 D shapes in your house. How could you present your findings? Photos? Sketches? Groups? Can you name all the shapes? Can you draw their nets? Research Greek gods. Present your findings in any format. Mobiles, posters, painting, clay figures. Choose many gods or one favourite. history lessons. More info to follow. Straw Rocket Challenge You need: paper, straws, and tape. Take a look at this website for full OPTION 2: instructions on making and launching LITERACY, your straw rockets: MATHS & http: //thehomeschoolscientist. com/ SCIENCE. straw-rocket-engineering-challenge/ Record the distance, design and strength of force (your blow) for each launch. Myth busting We will be finding out about Theseus and the Minotaur and the travels of Odysseus. Find out about another Greek Legend. Prepare to retell it to the class or present your related work. Instructions: A task in bold means you must complete it and hand it in by the given date. We also ask you complete at least one other English or Maths task alongside other homework of your choosing. Trips can be documented in photo form as well as anything else mentioned in the task. Alongside these tasks we still expect daily reading of at least 20 minutes, preferably to an adult, as well as completion of the weekly phonic-related spelling tasks and regular times-tables practice from your booklet.