Wednesday 10th 2020, Elm Class learning
Spellings: This week, we will be looking at words ending ‘ion’ and ‘ian. These endings could be spelt ‘tion’, sion, ssion or cian. Here are the rules for when to use each at the end of a word:
Clues about whether to put t, s, ss or c before these suffixes often come from the last letter or letters of the root word. –tion is the most common spelling. It is used if the root word ends in t or te.
–ssion is used if the root word ends in ss or –mit.
–sion is used if the root word ends in d or se.
Exceptions: attend – attention, intend – intention.
–cian is used if the root word ends in c or cs.
Your task today: Can you use one of the spelling menu activities to practice some of the spellings you have collected?
Arithmetic: This week, we will be revisiting adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. We have done this plenty of times before, so this is just revision. If you have forgotten how to do this follow these steps:
1. If the fraction is a mixed number, convert it into an improper fraction first (See the MAD instructions attached to the post).
2. If the fractions have a different denominator (the bottom number of the fraction), you need to find a common multiple of each number of the fractions so they both have the same denominator.
For example: 3/9 + 2/18, I could multiply 3/9 by two so the new fraction would be 6/18 (Remember, if you multiply a fraction to change the denominator, you must remember to multiply the top and the bottom of the fraction).
3. When the denominators are the same, you can add or subtract the fractions, so 6/18 + 2/18 = 8/18
I have attached a video to this post on how to do this, if you need more of an explanation.
Can you have a go at these?
4/12 + 2/6 =
1 3/9 + 2/10=
2 1/5 + 4/10=
3/8 + 4/5=
Grammar: Can you have a go the test style activities below based on different sentence types?
English: L.O. To create a leaflet to sell a product.
Using your product from yesterday, or a new one you have invented, create a leaflet to sell it. You will need to consider the persuasive devices from yesterday.
Create a leaflet that sells your product to the world!
Include the following:
Attractive, eye catching design
A title, logo and advertising slogan
Your persuasive paragraphs
Pictures – drawings/diagrams
Below I have still listed the inventions if you need a recap:
Other useful information – price, website, user instructions
Google and Levi’s are teaming up to create the first smart jacket! This is controlled by a smartphone, the temperature in your jacket can be controlled by an app on your phone! Skip a song by swiping your sleeve.1 Take a picture by tapping on a shoulder strap. Get reminded about the phone you left behind with a blink of light or a buzz on your cuff.
– Trainers which include a speaker- you can Bluetooth music from your phone to the speaker in your shoes, a speaker on the go!
– The Smart toothbrush! You have to brush your teeth. So why not get it done as quickly as possible? A new gadget called the Unico Smartbrush will help you do just that. It cleans your teeth in three seconds flat! And all you have to do is place it in your mouth. The smartbrush is basically a mouth guard that’s packed with rotating electric toothbrush heads. Toothpaste automatically squirts onto each brush, and then the brushes get busy cleaning every surface of your teeth. The toothbrush even sprays out mouthwash from tiny nozzles to make sure your tongue gets cleaned, too. Sounds like something to smile about!
– Why not try the ‘circret’ bracelet. This is the latest in technology that doesn’t require you to carry your phone around! The fitness style bracelet allows you to project your smart phone display onto your arm and the display acts as a touch screen too!
– Light up helmet- It’s the world’s first smart helmet. Called the Lumos, this helmet has white lights in the front and red lights in the back, so cyclists can be seen in the dark. And even better, it features left and right turn signals that allow drivers to know which way a cyclist plans to turn, as well as lights that come on when a biker brakes. As for how the helmet works, all of the lights are controlled by a small remote that’s attached to the handlebars.
Maths: Today’s investigation! Zios and Zepts!
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs.
The great planetary explorer Nico, who first discovered the planet, saw a crowd of Zios and Zepts. He managed to see that there was more than one of each kind of creature before they saw him. Suddenly they all rolled over onto their backs and put their legs in the air. He counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
Do you think there are any different answers?
You can also find the link here:
Topic: Today our topic is: Us compared to other animals.
Can you have a go at one of the suggested activities below?
• What are the different groups of animals and why are they grouped this way?
• Is there such thing as the ‘animal kingdom’? What does it show?
• Compare a human to another type of animal and do a case study. Who would win in a fight? Why?
• Find out about how we evolved, as well as some other animals. What is the same or different about our journeys?
• What traits/ characteristics do we have that are unique to humans?
If you would like to post any work or send it to me, I would love to see your creations!
Stay safe,
Miss Coates.