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Homework Projects

Year 9

Homework Overview

Greenacre Academy intend homework to be diverse in nature, focusing on more project based work which will

be on-going over a number of weeks. This booklet includes homework from each subject that your son / ward studies at

school.

Our Expectations

Students must complete and submit homework pieces from each project as their teacher directs (see attached table). Teach-

ers will inform students when each piece of homework is due in and this will be recorded in Homework Diaries.

Please also note that some tasks in the booklet are subject to change, and will be done so at the discretion of the teacher.

This would occur on occasions where a different task may be more beneficial to your son / ward’s learning. Your support

with checking homework diaries and signing each week is very much appreciated.

Reading Homework

Students should read for at least 30 minutes each night. Reading frequently will help students to develop their

vocabulary and literacy skills.

Students can select one reading option per week from the reading lists provided in the project and complete

their reading log, located in their homework diaries. Form tutors will check the reading log has been completed each

week when signing diaries.

Stretch and Challenge

Students will be encouraged to push themselves, completing more tasks where they see fit. If they have a particu-

lar interest or gift in a given area they should be encouraged to complete the Stretch and Challenge task.

Skills for Life

As part of the Academy’s implementation of ‘Skills for Life’, each subject area has carefully thought about activities and tasks

to integrate particular skills into their schemes of work. To help promote this, the completion of the homework tasks will help

your son / ward develop these certain skills.

The Skills for life focus is EMPLOY ME:

Excellence

Manners

Perseverance

Listening

Organisation

You

Motivation

Employability

Homework Club

If your son/ward needs help with homework we run a homework club every weekday from 2.50-3.50 in

room 9.

Queries?

If parents / carers have any queries with the homework projects please get in touch using the emails provided

within the projects. Thank you for your continued support of Homework.

Mrs Holden & Miss J Sassi

Year 9

Homework Schedule Term 6

Your son/ward will be set homework on alternate weeks

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Term 6

Homework Projects

Year 9

Excellence-

Striving to be excellent in all we do

It involves trying to put quality into everything you do, and this attitude tends to separate the achievers, who make rapid strides in their career from others

Giving 100% to every task/piece of work

Manners-

•Good Manners refers to the polite and good social behaviour and play a significant role in building relationships.

•Even big international dealings are based on good manners. Good manners cost nothing. It is the mark of na-

tion’s character

Perseverance-

•Perseverance is the ability and drive to start and continue steadfastly on the path towards any goal you set.

•Nothing fundamentally good comes without hard work and determination

Frequently this factor alone is the difference between failure and success.

Listening -

•Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages

•Listening is key to all effective communication, without the ability to listen effectively, messages are easily mis-

understood and things go wrong!

Organised-

•Being disorganised will have a negative effect on your school life and productivity

•Employees with this skill are more productive on the job, make better impressions on bosses and receive more

promotions than those who keep sloppy, inefficient work habits.

•Being more organised means being more time efficient.

You-

•Your education

•Your future

•Your employability

•Your grit and determination to succeed

Year 9

Homework Tasks:

Tasks should be completed in order. The Reading, Spelling, Numeracy and Stretch and Challenge are to be

completed at the discretion of the class teacher. Please note that the Art resource booklet will be distributed in class.

Term 6

ART AND DESIGN

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Task 3

Complete task three from the booklet. Could you add a background to draw upon to add a different effect.

Need some help? Why not use tea or coffee to stain the page to give your work an aged appearance?

Task 2

Complete task two from the booklet. Try to add tone or extra detail to show off your skills!

Need some help? Draw a tonal key at the top of your page to remind you of the five tones you need.

Task 1

Complete task one from the booklet remember to keep your mark-making accurate and maintain proportion when drawing.

Need some help? Use the grid method to help you with scale and proportion.

STRETCH AND CHALLENGE

Create a large A2 drawing from one

of the booklet drawings. You should

create this using the grid method

for accuracy and choose to use

charcoal, paint or oil pastels to

create a piece of artwork fit for a

gallery.

READING LIST

The 20th Century Art Book

Susannah Lawson

Illustration Now 4

J. Wiedemann

How to draw what you see

R. De Reyna

NUMERACY

Damien Hirst was born in 1965

How old is he?

He broke a record in 2008,

selling 218 artworks for

111million pounds. On average

how much did each piece sell

for?

Show your working out.

SPELLING

Proportion

Tone

Mark-making

Colour

Composition

Portrait

Expression

Year 9

Homework Tasks:

Tasks should be completed in order. The Reading, Spelling, Numeracy and

Stretch and Challenge are to be completed at the discretion of the class teacher.

Term 6

BUSINESS

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Task 1— Design a logo for your breakfast cereal

1.Carrying on from last terms cereal project, you are to create a logo for your new cereal that you have created.

Remember that a logo should stand out to customers! Make sure it is colourful and eye catching!

2. Annotate your logo—why have you chosen the design and colour? What makes is different from other logos?

Task 3—Create your Dragons Den style pitch!

You are to create a pitch as to how you plan to convince people to buy your new product. You do this by either writing a speech, or by creating a PowerPoint to display your reasons.

Remember that a pitch must be interesting and convincing! Make sure that your potential customers remember your product!

Task 2— Where to sell your new breakfast cereal

1. Carry out research to find out the main places in which your competitors sell their products.

2.You need to explain where you will sell the new cereal product and why this is a suitable place. How will it help

the company to reach the maximum number of customers and try to take market share away from its competi-

tors? Are there any tricks that you can use to make sure that your cereal is the most visible in the chosen retail

outlet?


Create a slogan for your

Breakfast cereal!

Where will it be displayed or

Advertised?

Is it catchy and

Rememerable?

READING LIST

www.bized.co.uk

www.businessstudiesonline.

co.uk

Times 100 Case Studies

http://businesscasestudies.co.uk

Tutor 2 u

http//www.tutor2u.net

NUMERACY

What is the price of your breakfast cereal?

A. Calculate how much it would cost if some-one wanted to buy 87 boxes of it.

B. How much would it cost to buy 154 box-es of it?

SPELLING

Retailer

Pitch Competitors

Slogan Profitable

Logo Customers

Year 9

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Term 6

Computing

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Task 1 Algorithms

Students are to reflect upon their computing knowledge which have been covered during this cycle. Students will be asked to

identify their strengths and areas for development. In addition, Students will need to answer the following question below and

document ALL responses in one of the following ways—contributing to their group blog, in a form of an email (sent to your class

teacher) or completing a reflective log worksheet.

What is an algorithm?

Task 3 Algorithms


identify their strengths and areas for development. In addition, Students will need to carry out the activity below and docu-

ment ALL responses in one of the following ways—contributing to their group blog, in a form of an email (sent to your class

teacher) or completing a reflective log worksheet.

Produce an algorithm using the correct symbols on how to make a cup of tea.

Task 2 Algorithms


identify their strengths and areas for development. In addition, Students will need to answer the following questions below

and document ALL responses in one of the following ways—contributing to their group blog, in a form of an email (sent to your

class teacher) or completing a reflective log worksheet.

Give two examples where algorithm are used? What are the benefits of using algorithms?


Create an algorithm based on the con-

cept of using a calculator that can times

two number together and divide the

result.

Please ensure the correct symbols

have been used as well as some

form of user input is included.

READING LIST

BBC Bitesize: - “Introducing algo-

rithms”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides

/z22wwmn/revision

Teach ICT:- “Using algorithms”

http://www.teach-

ict.com/gcse_computing/ocr/216_programming

/algorithms/miniweb/pg2.htm

NUMERACY

What do the following

symbols mean?

=

>

<

>=

<>

SPELLING

Algorithm

Input Output Process

Decisions Arrows

Data

Year 9

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Term 6

DESIGN IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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Task 1

To create a list of considerations and constraints for a bungalow that will be used by

a disabled user.

Task 3

To complete annotation on your floor plan explaining what the frame will be made of and why, how the walls will be constructed and why and also explaining the rea-sons behind the layout of your floor plan.

Task 2

To complete a floor plan for a bungalow for a disabled user.


Considerations for a

disabled user

Understanding frame

construction

Understanding wall

construction.

READING LIST

Use WIKI

Use your notes from

lessons.

Use the building con-

struction website.

NUMERACY

Completing the dimensions

Work out the vol-ume

SPELLING

Aesthetics Target Market Ergonomics Sustainability Materials

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Term 6

Task 1

List and draw all tools you have used in the last term and use the correct name for

them. You could use the internet to get pictures of each one.

BTEC ENGINEERING

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Task 2

Describe two uses for each tool on the list in task 1 or show in drawings.

Task 3

List health and safety rules for each tool that you listed in task 1.


List the materials that are used to

make the tools that you have listed

previously.

READING LIST

Engineering level 2 diploma

text book

NUMERACY

Use a Vernier scale to

measure work.

SPELLINGS

CENTRE LATHE

DIE TAP

HAMMER FILE

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Homework Tasks:



Term 6

Task 1

Make a factsheet about Charles Dickens. Include details of his life, where he lived

and his connection to north Kent.

Task 3 Write a 200 word review of A Christmas Carol.

Task 2

Write a back cover blurb for A Christmas Carol. Don’t give too much of the story away and try to make anyone reading it to want to read the whole book. Be persuasive.


Choose a passage from A Christmas Carol and rewrite it in the first person, either from the point of view of Scrooge or another charac-ter. Write 200 words.

READING LIST

Oliver Twist

Great Expectations

The Pickwick Papers

NUMERACY

Find out how often the parts of a Dickens novel were published in maga-zines. How long would it have taken to read the whole novel.

SPELLING

Periodical Novella

Sentimental Dickensian

Miserly Phantom

Supernatural Prophetic

ENGLISH

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Term 6

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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Task 1

A local chef has given you the opportunity to work and train in a professional kitchen.

You have to design and annotate 6 dishes which will demonstrate a range of differ-

ent skills for example: knife skills. Your design much be annotated.

Task 3

Based on your 6 chosen dishes you need to name and describe the main equip-ment and utensils you will use . You must describe safety how you would use them. Also explaining the importance of keeping them clean and storing them safely and correctly.

Task 2

You must carry out a health and safety risk assessment for your 6 chosen dishes. You should also included the working environment in which you intend top prepare and cook the dishes. Identify potential risk and hazards, stating what precautions you will put into place to avoid these. This must be written up in a form of a report.


Video demonstration

how to use the equip-

ment.

Laminated displaying of

the equipment with im-

age on step by step.

Booklet on risks assess-

ment.

READING LIST

Cook Books

Recipes

NUMERACY

Ingredients

Temperatures

SPELLING

Professional Hygienic

Environment Assess

Potential Risks Hazards

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Term 6

Geography

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Task 1

Complete a dummies guide to an earthquake in an LEDC. Please explain the causes

and consequences of the earthquake. Please also include diagrams and pictures.

Task 3

Exam question

Describe and explain why the largest earthquakes do not always cause the most deaths. Use case studies as evidence to support your answer (use your information from the previous two homework’s)

Task 2

Complete a dummies guide to an earthquake in an MEDC. Please explain the caus-

es and consequences of the earthquake. Please also include diagrams and pictures.


Describe all the ways that a

natural disaster can

affect the development

of a country

READING LIST

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

schools/gcsebitesize/

geography/

natural_hazards/

earthquakes_rev1.shtml

NUMERACY

Describe what the Richter scale is. How much strong-er is an earthquake that is 8.2 on the Richter scale than a 7 magnitude earth-quake.

SPELLING

Earthquake Richter scale Magnitude

Mercalli scale

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Term 6

History

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Task 1

Battle Agincourt—What happened?

Research the key events in the battle and produce a newspaper report outlining the

key events.

Task 3 What did castles look like by 1415?

Produce a report which demonstrates how castles have developed from Motte and

Bailey Castles in the 11th Century.

Task 2

Battle Agincourt—Which weapons?

Outline the weapons used during the Battle of Agincourt.

Present as a poster which has labelled the features of each.


Describe medieval war-

fare tactics.

Explain why defence

was better than attack

at the Battle of Agin-

court.

READING LIST

www.britishbattles.com

BBC iWonder; how did

Henry V win the Battle of

Agincourt?

NUMERACY

How long ago was the Battle of Agincourt, to

the exact day you compete this home-

work?

SPELLING

Bascinet – a type of hel-met

Gauntlets – armoured gloves

Greaves – shin armour Hauberk – a long mail

shirt Poleaxe – a weapon on

a wooden shaft incorpo-rating an axe or hammer

head Poleyns – knee armour Rerebrace – upper arm

armour

Year 9

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Term 6

Information Communication Technology

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Task 1 - Produce a leaflet which covers the following questions:

- What software is used when making spreadsheets?

- What business uses this software and why?

- What are the benefits of spreadsheets?

- Why do we use spreadsheets and not pen and paper?

Task 3 - Produce an information guide for small business owner explaining why

they should use spreadsheets. See prompts below to support you:

Function Formula Spreadsheet Calculate Electronic Automatic

Secure Quick Less Man Hours Cheap Low Level Knowledge

Task 2 - Produce an information sheet/booklet on the following questions:

- What is a FUNCTON used for in a spreadsheet? Give some examples.

- What is a FORMULA used for in a spreadsheet? Give some examples.

- What is the benefit of using functions and formula in spreadsheets?

- What can be done to make data in a spreadsheet easier to understand?

STRETCH AND

CHALLENGE

What do the following

functions and formula do:

= SUM

*

= MIN

= MAX

= AVERAGE

= CONCATENATE

= VLOOKUP

/

READING LIST

Excel Manual: The All-In-

One Guide to Learn &

Master Microsoft Excel

Excel 2016 For Dummies

(Excel for Dummies)

Excel: Complete Beginner's

Guide To Microsoft Excel

NUMERACY

Answer the following:

1. =SUM(23,42)

2. =AVERAGE(21,2,34,21)

3. =44/4

4. =32 * 3

SPELLING

Function

Formula Spreadsheet

Reference

Alignment

Currency

Filter

Brackets

Data

Year 9

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Term 6

Maths

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Task 1

Foundation: Algebra - Solving equations: How do you solve a one-step equation? How do you solve a two-step equation? How do you solve equations involving brackets? How do you solve equations with variables on both sides? How do you rearrange formula?

Higher: Similar Shapes: What does it mean when two triangles are similar? How do you work out the ratio of similar shapes? What do you need to do when finding the area of similar shapes? What do you need to do when finding the volume of similar shapes?

Task 2 Foundation: Algebra - Solving inequalities: What is an inequality? How do you solve linear inequalities? How do you represent inequalities on a number line?

Higher: Experimental probability: Write the formula for finding the probability of an event taking place. What is relative frequency? There are three ways of finding probabilities. List them and give a brief description of each. Explain what the term mutually exclusive means or give an example of mutually exclusive events.


For each home work,

create a set of ques-

tions for ‘Rusty’ to

attempt once he has

read your document

and include an an-

swer sheet so that he

can self-assess.

READING LIST

www.mathsisfun.com

www.corbettmaths.com

www.bbc.co.uk/education

www.mathsmadeeasy.co.uk

NUMERACY

Learn the prime numbers

up to 29.

Practice finding the

squares and cubes of the

numbers 1 to 10.

Learn the 6, 7 and 8 times

tables.

SPELLING

Equation Variable Formula Similar

Inequalities Experimental

Frequency Mutually Exclusive

Probability

Task 3 Foundation: Algebra – graphs: How do you use a conversion graph? How do you use a travel graph? How do you plot coordinates on the four quadrants? How do you complete a table of values and draw a linear graph? How do you work out the gradient of the line?

Higher: Experimental probability (2): What is meant by expectation? How can you use a two way table to find the probability of an event occurring? Draw a Venn diagram and label the intersection. Explain what each of the following mean (i) P(A U B) (ii) P().

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Term 6

Media Studies

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Task 1

Think about the typical characteristics of the sitcoms you watch and jot down notes under the head-

ings: themes, characters, storylines (& how these develop), locations and/or settings, why are they

funny? and target audience. Give examples for each point you make.

Turn your notes into a detailed and colourful poster which would aid revision of this area.

Task 3 Watch an episode of a sitcom and try to divide the characters shown into Taflinger’s three catego-ries - Main Characters, Supporting Characters and Transients.

Which of these character types seems to generate the most humour?

Which are most likely to be stereotypes and why?

What other generalisations can be drawn from your analysis?

Task 2 In order to understand some of the issues involved with running a successful channel in a multi-channel, digital environment, carry out a case study on UK GOLD, one of the most successful of the new breed of narrowcast channels. Below are several suggestions for areas you could research in order to build up your case study: Who owns UK Gold and what other channels do they run? What kinds of programmes are aired on the channel? Who watches the channel? Investigate the audi-ence figures. What are the most successful programmes and why? What kind of advertising does the channel carry? Where is the channel positioned on the EPG? Why is this important? What kinds of pleasures does the channel offer? What scheduling strategies does the channel adopt? What other channels are owned by the ‘UK …’ consortium?


To what extent is TV

influential in the for-

mation of the stereo-

types we recognise?

Make a list of five TV

sitcoms. List the main

male and female charac-

ters in each and identify

the qualities of each of

these characters.

READING LIST

www.bbc.co.uk

www.bfi.org.uk

www.mediaknowitall.com

NUMERACY

Research the audience fig-ures for the first episode of a comedy of your choice. How many people watched the show? Can you find out what this number was as a percentage of the total au-dience share?

SPELLING

Representation Audience Institution Scheduling

Comedy Intertextuality

Narrative Series Genre

Stereotype

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Term 6

BTEC Performing Arts

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Task 1

Create a spider diagram highlighting the keywords you have learnt this term

in relation to Contact/ Physical theatre work : Trust, health and safety, core

strength, team work, technique. Use photographic images to support your

work

Task 3

If possible, visit the theatre to watch a live performance. Take a photograph while

you are there for evidence! Write a short review of the performance focussing on

either performance, costume or scenery. If this is not possible, watch a perfor-

mance on Youtube and bring me in the details presented in a power point.

Task 2

Ensure your rehearsal logs are fully up to date with at least one reflection for each

week. You must ensure that you focus on key skills/techniques that you are devel-

oping in your lessons from your skills audit and explain how you have improved on

these skills. Always set yourself a relevant improvement target every week.


Get involved in the

‘Greenacre’s Got Talent ‘

Show 2016 as either a per-

former or in a production

role on 5th July .

READING LIST

Research the physi-

cal theatre company

‘Frantic Assembly’.

www.franticassembly.co.

uk to find out how

they create Physical

Theatre work.

NUMERACY

Your class are going to see the ‘Lion King’ at the Lyce-um Theatre in June. You will be going to an evening performance. Find out the ticket prices and work out the cheapest option for the class to go to an even-ing performance, and ex-plain where we will be sitting for those prices.

SPELLING

Physical Theatre

Spot Lighting

Core Strength

Technique

Facial expression

Rehearsal Performance

Year 9

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Term 6

P.E

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NUMERACY

Leicester scored 68 league goals this season, Jamie Vardy scored 24 of them. What percentage of their goals did he score?

TASK 1

Attend a Parkour training session.

TASK 2

Attend a Rugby training session.

TASK 3

Attend a Badminton training session.

SPELLING

Health

Fitness

Active

Lifestyle

Exercise

Energy

Muscles

READING LIST

THE BACK PAGES!!

Pick a newspaper article to read on a sport of your

choice.

Want to test yourself?

Come and watch a school fixture and write your own.


If you enjoy one of the clubs

and want to improve, first you

need to attend the club regu-

larly.

Then you may get selected to

represent the Academy in the

SSG or after school fixtures.

Year 9

Homework Tasks:

Tasks should be completed in order. The Reading, Spelling, Numeracy and Stretch and Challenge are to be

completed at the discretion of the class teacher. Please note that the Photography resource booklet will be distributed in

class.

Term 6

Task 1

Trim, mount and annotate the first image from the booklet. Remember to use the full writing-frame to help you.

Need some help? Use the Keywords from the box below to help you with your

Task 2

Complete the annotation of your second image from the booklet.

Think about your language—try to use as many adjectives as possible so that your writing is really descriptive.

Task 3

Complete image 3 from the booklet. What do you think the photographer is try-ing to tell us?

Need some help? Why not discuss your ideas with a friend. Share you thoughts,


Set up and undertake your own

photo-shoot based on some of

the images you’ve been writing

about. Create some photograph-

ic work fit for a gallery!

READING LIST

National Geographic Kids

Guide to Photography

The Photography Book

Ian Jeffrey

50 Photographers You

Should Know

Peter Stepan

NUMERACY

3 Models charge £10

per hour. The photo

shoot will take 4 hours

and you will need 2

models for 2 hours and

1 for 4 hours. What is

the total cost of mod-

els for the shoot? Show

your working out

SPELLING

Portrait, Perspective

Landscape, Foreground

Composition,

Background

Exposure, Lighting

Angle, Shutter speed

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Term 6

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Task 1

Research different ways in which Christians worship. Write your research as a report.

(Min 200 words.)

Task 3 What do Christians do to promote their religion? Collect notes and information for an in class discussion.

Task 2 Look at the features of the Church and its role in society. Create a research leaflet to inform someone about Christianity. This should be at least two A4 sides.


What are the main

practices of Chris-

tians. Which one is

the most important?

READING LIST

Bible with transliteration

Christians in practice

NUMERACY

SPELLING

Christianity Practices Religion Church

Worship

Year 9

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Term 6

Science

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Task 1

Explain through the use of diagrams and notes the evidence that we have for hu-

man evolution. This can be done in the format of a newspaper article or an infor-

mation sheet for the science museum. You can you cut and past diagrams but you

must make sure that you explain them linking the evidence that they show.

Task 3

You work for a graphic design company and you have been asked to design a poster

for a science classroom wall display. The poster should signpost a drawing of a basic

wave and signpost the different parts of the wave. You should also include key word

definitions and worked examples of how to calculate the velocity of a wave.

Task 2

Construct an information leaflet based upon the subject matter of Energy Stores and

Transfers. This should be aimed at a younger audience so should include simple

forms of flow diagrams and notation. Key words will need to be explained. You

should include: The nine main forms of energy and examples of how each one can

transfer and transform as well as the use of each form of energy.


Link Darwin’s theory of

Evolution to task one.

READING LIST

Bitesize science website

pages upon the subject

matter.

NUMERACY

Add examples of how to calculate the speed of a wave within task three.

Remember to show all of your workings out.

SPELLING

Evolution Velocity Transformation Amplitude Frequency

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