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YEAR 5 WEEK 8 THEME: UNDER THE SEA Date: Wednesday 3rd June 2020 MATHS- 45 minutes Have a go at drawing different Estimate and draw: Complete the amber task and angles. Explore the shapes you can • A right angle this task too: make and use the website to find the • An acute angle approximate measurement of your • An obtuse angle angle: https://www.mathsisfun.com/angles.ht You do not require a protractor for ml this task. Not usually a common household item…

You could draw the angle, estimate the size and use this website to find an approximate answer. https://www.mathsisfun.com/angles.ht ml

You could also picture an angle and draw it, estimate the size then use the website to check your estimate.

ENGLISH Reading 20 Spelling Writing 30 mins mins 10 mins Enjoy a book of your choice. - Pick 5 Common Write a description about a sea creature of your choice in Exception words detail. See themed learning. Think about: its appearance, from the Year 5/6 movement and actions. You could lay it out as a non- spelling list. chronological report like the one below. Challenge your child to pick one spelling at a time and write it as many times as they can in one minute. Can they beat their score? Here is my first sentence about a dolphin’s appearance:

The dolphin, which is an aquatic mammal, generally has grey-like epidermis (skin), a snout-like nose and a fin in the middle of its body.

SCIENCE 30 minutes Research a planet of your choice. Find out facts such as: • Distance from the Sun • Distance from Earth • How many moons the planet has • How many years/months/days does it take for the planet to orbit the Sun • Composition (What the atmosphere is made up of)

Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto – dwarf planet THEMED LEARNING Bioluminescence: Lighting up Our Oceans - Many sea creatures possess a fascinating light-producing ability called bioluminescence. Some fish dangle a lighted lure in front of their mouths to attract prey, while some squid shoot out bioluminescent liquid, instead of ink, to confuse their predators. Direct your child to find out about bioluminescence and how some sea creatures rely on this for their survival. They could then choose a sea creature which uses bioluminescence (like the anglerfish) and create a poster fact sheet about it, including what bioluminescence is and how their chosen sea creature uses it. You could link this with your English and use this themed learning to complete your English task. TEAM PLAYER SKILL Be helpful. INDEPENDENCE SKILL Learn/ do something new. Ideas could be: • Learn to draw something new • Learn a song on piano/keyboard • Write a song • Make a dance • Learn to knit/crochet • Learn to sew • Learn a new sport • Bake something new MATHS ANSWERS Odd one out. There is more than one answer: • A straight line can only be 180 degrees – fixed angle. • 270 is the only angle bigger than a straight line.