Marlcliffe Y6

Maths JB/GS set:   Probability questions.

English JB/GS set:  Write a persuasive letter to get Miss Thompson to stay.

Science JB/GS class: Revisewise - separating mixtures and reversible changes sheet. Science JG Class: Revisewise - Friction and air resistance sheet. Can you also find 5 examples of where friction is useful and 5 examples where friction isn’t useful.

Mr B’s maths group: Two websites to visit this week for percentages & fractions - BBC Bitesize percentages for Wednesday’s lesson & homework & Learning Planet fractions for homework. Additional homework is on percentages: p48-9 of the CGP homework book.

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You loved the algebra we looked at a couple of weeks ago & we touched on algebra some more this week.  Try this site for an algebra game.

Keep your maths brain ticking over at half term with these maths games: Mr Nussbaum

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Maths JB/GS set:   Metric to Imperial measure conversions (ratio)

English JB/GS set:  English Express complex sentences

Science JB/GS class: Forces graph & explanation

Maths JG Set: Use the timetable to solve the time problems.

English JG/AA set: Use the picture and plan a story with the four different areas. Use these four different areas in your story.

Maths

JG Set: Calculate the angles in the triangles and along the stright line. Remember that angles in a triangle will always equal 180°.

English

JG & AA Set: Plan and write a balanced discussion about whether children should have a bed time. Use the planning sheet to help you. Remember that good discussions are:

not polemic (in the middle), use persuasive language and have rhetorical devices such as rhetorical questions.

The SAM Learning website is at http://www.samlearning.co.uk

JB Maths Group: algebra worksheets; look at the two algebra websites below; test your parents/carers with algebra problems.

JB English Group: write a one-sided argument against the amount of dog muck in the street outside the school and on the school playing field. You may need to look up ‘toxicara’ on the Internet (it’s a disease caused by dog muck).

JB Science: play on this gravity simulator.  How much force do you have to use when the gravity is strong compared to when it’s weak?  How much force do you have to use to keep the lander hovering in the air, not going up or down?  When are there balanced forces & when unbalanced forces?

Reading: don’t forget to fill in your reading journal & read with your parents/carers every night. Reading at your level is a discussion about what you’re reading - not that you can get the words right.

Work on long division worksheets given or use the ones on:

http://www.mathsisfun.com/worksheets/long-division.php

We’re using this site in lessons on Wednesday.  http://www.math.com/students/worksheet/algebra_sp.htm.  I’ll show you how to choose an appropriate sheet.

Have a go at this really - and we mean REALLY - tough algebra Millionnaire quiz