Monday 1st June 2020

English:

1. Watch the BBC clip ‘What is an invention?’ (See task sheet for link). After watching the clip, write your own definition of what an invention is.
2. Read the key inventions text (see link or printed version)
3. Based on what you have just read, select the invention you think is the most important. Write down which invention you have chosen, a short description of it and why you think it is the most important.

Maths:  E-learning task: Rounding decimals to 2 decimal places (on ‘The Maths Factor’ website)

Paper task: Rounding 3 decimal places to 2 decimal places

Tuesday 2nd June 2020

English:

1. Read the comic about Tim Berners-Lee, the man who created the World Wide Web (see link)
2. Once you have read the comic, write a short biography about Tim Berners-Lee’s life.

Maths:  E-learning task: Multiplying a decimal by a single digit (on ‘The Maths Factor’ website)

Paper task: Multiplying a decimal by a single digit

Wednesday 3rd June 2020

English:

1. Read about three inventions which were discovered by accident (see link)
2. Once you have read this, watch this clip about another invention which was discovered by accident – the potato chips (known as crisps in the UK) -see link.
3. Write your version of the discovery of potato chips using the same format as this article.

Maths:  E-learning task: Divide a 1 d.p. number by a whole single digit number

(on ‘The Maths Factor’ website)

Paper task:  Divide a 1 d.p. number by a whole single digit number

Thursday 4th June 2020

English:

1. Read about 10 of the latest inventions created (see link)
2. Imagine you are to write a countdown of the Top 5 Latest Inventions for a technology magazine. Select your top five, based on the ten you have just read about, and write your countdown. Try to include a short explanation of what the invention is and why it features in your Top 5.

Maths:  E-learning task: Re-cap of equivalence of fractions and cancelling fractions(on ‘The Maths Factor’ website)

Paper task:  Re-cap of equivalence of fractions and cancelling fractions

Friday 5th June 2020

English:

1. Select your favourite invention that you have looked at this week. Imagine you have been asked to create an advertisement to sell this invention on the TV.
2. Write a script for your advert. Think about including persuasive features in your script such as: the invention benefits, appealing adjectives, a snappy slogan, facts and offers.
3. If possible, once you have written your script, you may choose to video the advert to send to your teacher.

Paper task: Arithmetic:  Twinkl Test 2

To prepare you for this you can also practise your Arithmetic skills on https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/mental-maths