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Year 6 – Wednesday 24th June 2020 – Maths

Can I identify 3D shapes that have pairs of parallel or edges?

Parallel – edges that have the same distance continuously between them – parallel edges never meet.

Perpendicular – when two edges or faces meet and create a 90o angle.

1 4. 7. 10.

2 5. 8. 11.

3. 6. 9. 12.

C1 – Using the shapes above:

1. Name and sort the shapes into: a. Pyramids b. Prisms 2. Draw a table to identify how many faces, edges and vertices each shape has. 3. Write your own geometric definition: a. b. 4. Which shape is the odd one out? Explain why.

C2 – Using the shapes above;

1. Which of the shapes have pairs of parallel edges in: a. All their faces? b. More than one half of the faces? c. One only? 2. The following shapes have pairs of perpendicular edges. Identify the faces they are in: 2

a. A b. A based pyramid c. A d. A 3. Which shape with straight edges has no perpendicular edges? 4. Which shape has perpendicular edges in the shape but not in any face?

C3 – Using the above shapes:

1. How many faces have pairs of parallel edges in: a. A ? b. A decagonal (10-sided) based prism? c. A heptagonal based prism? d. Which shape has no face with parallel edges but has parallel edges in the shape? 2. How many faces have perpendicular edges in: a. A b. A hexagonal pyramid c. A heptagonal based prism d. A decagonal based prism 3. How many edges are there on the end faces of a prism with 9 faces with perpendicular edges?

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Year 6 - Wednesday 24th June 2020 – Reading & Spelling Reading Task: Read the passage below and use the information to answer the comprehension questions.

Answer the following the questions: 1. How many siblings does Hestia have and what are their names? 2. How does her personality differ from Poseidon and Zeus? 3. Why were new born children presented to hearths? 4. Why do you think cities had public fires that were never allowed to go out?

Spelling Task:

Focus: Spellings across the curriculum – Computing These are words which children will commonly use across the curriculum. Children should read, spell and pronounce vocabulary correctly (where appropriate).

Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 hardware network keyboard software graphic megabyte server electronic spreadsheet output database multimedia

Why not try using this website to help you learn your spellings: http://www.danitech.co.uk/buttsbury/spellings/ Task: Write each spelling out and then trace over it in 4 different colours.

- Have you used cursive handwriting? - Check each spelling against the chart to ensure it is correct. 4

Year 6 - Wednesday 24th June 2020 – Literacy Can I describe a mythical creature? Task: Draw a Greek mythical creature and describe it. You can use one below or you can create your own. C1: Choose a mythical creature from the images below, draw it out and label its key features making it mythical (something we wouldn’t find in today’s world). C2: Choose any mythical creature, label the features that make it mythical and write a short description of its appearance. C3: Create your own mythical creature and write a description of what makes it mythical, its appearance and include comparisons to real world animals.

Key features to include: Draw your chosen Greek mythical creature. Add its height and weight. Include powerful adjectives What strengths does you mythical creature possess? What part of Greece do they originate form? What two animals are they crossed between? 5

Year 6 Ancient Greeks – Wednesday 24th June 2020 Can I sort Olympic sports? The Greeks loved sport and the Olympic Games were the biggest sporting event in the ancient calendar.

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, the king of the gods.

Use this clip to find out more. You can click on the pictures of the sports to learn more about them. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39/articles/z36j7ty

Task: We would like you to sort the Sports below into a Venn diagram. If they are an ancient Greek sport they will go in the Ancient Greek section, if they are a modern sport, put them in the modern section. If they appeared in both Ancient and modern day Olympics, put them in the middle.

Sports to sort:

 Running  Jumping  Gymnastics  Boxing  Swimming  Cycling  Pankration  Wrestling  Canoeing  Volleyball  Archery  Chariot racing  Discus  Javelin throw  Taekwondo  Basketball

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Year 6 Marking – Wednesday 24th June 2020

Maths Marking: C1

1. a. , square based pyramid, hexagonal pyramid b. cube, cuboid, triangular prism, , , , , 2. Face Edges Vertices Tetrahedron 4 6 4 Pentagonal prism 7 15 10 Decagonal prism 12 30 20 8 12 6 Triangular prism 6 9 6 Heptagonal prism 9 21 14 Square based pyramid 5 8 5 Octagonal prism 10 24 16 Hexagonal pyramid 7 12 7 Cube 6 12 8 Hexagonal prism 8 18 12 Cuboid 6 12 8 3. 4. Octahedron – it doesn’t fit to the definition of a a. Prism - is a solid object with identical ends, flat prism as it does not have an equal faces and the same cross section all along its length. throughout. It also isn’t a pyramid as it doesn’t have b. Pyramid - is made by connecting a to a base. an apex C2

1. A – Cuboid, cube, hexagonal prism, octagonal prism B – pentagonal prism, triangular prism C – square based pyramid 2. A – All B – The base C – Rectangular faces D – All 3. Tetrahedron 4. Octahedron C3

1. 2. 3. A – 1 A – 0 7 on each end face B – 12 B – 0 C – 7 C – 7 D – Octahedron D – 10

Reading & Spelling Marking:

1. Five: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera and Demeter.

2. Hestia is calm and gentle whereas Zeus and Poseidon are seen as more bad-tempered.

3. New born children were presented to hearths to receive Hestia’s blessing. 7

4. Answers will vary but should include reference to Hestia’s blessing and keeping the town safe/protected.

Literacy Marking: Subjective – Ensure all the points have been met from the Features to Include section. Your child can be as creative as they like with this task ensuring all labels and descriptions are met.

Foundation Marking:

Olympic Sorting Answers:

• Running – Both

• Jumping - Both

• Gymnastics - Modern

• Boxing - Both

• Swimming - Modern

• Cycling - Modern

• Pankration - Ancient

• Wrestling - Both

• Canoeing - Modern

• Volleyball - Modern

• Archery - Modern

• Chariot racing - Ancient

• Discus - Both

• Javelin throw - Modern

• Taekwondo - Modern

• Basketball - Modern