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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Pack
Greenacre Academy intends 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. Teachers will inform students when each piece of
homework is due in and this will be recorded in their planners.
Please also note that some tasks in the booklet are subject to
change, and this 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. As well as the three
Homework Tasks, there are some additional activities for each
subject.
Reading List Students should read for at least 30 minutes each
night. Reading frequently will help students to develop their
vocabulary and literacy skills. Please encourage you son / ward to
read. Suggested reading material has been included within the
projects for each subject.
Stretch & Challenge Students are encouraged to push
themselves, completing more tasks where they see fit. If they have
a particular interest or gift in a given area, students 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 and Employability Study Room If your son/ward needs help
with homework or a quiet place to study we run a homework club
every weekday from 2.50-3.50 in the Library. Queries? If you have
any queries about the homework projects please get in touch with
the relevant teacher using the email address provided for each
subject. Thank you for your continued support of Homework.
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Schedule
Your son/ward will be set homework on alternate weeks throughout
the term on the week commencing dates outlined below. The ‘hand in
dates’ will be set by teachers in class and recorded in student
diaries.
As the MFL department offer several language options throughout
KS3 and KS4, these are not
incorporated into this booklet and additional learning homework
and written tasks will be provided by
the department for use in Years 7-9. If you have any questions
relating to homework in the MFL
department please don't hesitate to contact Mr Atkinson on
[email protected]
Week Commencing
20th Feb 27th Feb 6th March 13th March 20th March 27th March
Yr 9
History Maths
PA RE
Science Media
Computing Business
MFL Music
Art and Design
ICT DBE
English Food Tech Geography
Photography Engineering
PE
History Maths
PA RE
Science Media
Computing Business
MFL Music
Art and Design
ICT DBE
English Food Tech Geography
Photography Engineering
PE
History Maths
PA RE
Science Media
Computing Business
MFL Music
Art and Design
ICT DBE
English Food Tech Geography
Photography Engineering
PE
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Art and Design [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1 Task 1 – Please note: you will be issued with a booklet in
class.
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.
TASK
2 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
3 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?
Stretch & Challenge
Reading List Numeracy Task Spellings
Create an image of your own city design, it should include some
real life drawings or buldings that excist. This means you may have
to visit a few in order to draw from life.
Illustration Now 4, J, Wiedemann
How to draw what you see R. De Reyna
http://www.npg.org.uk/learning/digital/portraiture/self-image/making-a-self-portrait.php
Grid up a picture of your choice and enlarge this. For your
chosen image grid up 1cm x 1cm, enlarge this onto the paper by
gridding up your paper 2cm x 2cm. This will make your drawing four
times as big!! Use a ruler.
Cityscape Urban Lines
Cross hatching Tonal
Collage Perspective Collagraph
Printing
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Business [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
1) Explain the following key terms in your own words; Overtime,
Period of Notice, Training, Workplace discrimination.
TASK
2
Write a song, poem or rap around the topic of Human Resources.
You could include any of the following topics; Recruitment,
Employment Rights, Training, Rewarding Staff, Discrimination.
TASK
3
Complete the keyword crossword sheet given out in lesson. These
keywords will be used in an end of term spelling test.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy Task Spellings
Research and create an informative poster about the national
minimum wage and the national living wage. What is the difference
and what are the national wages for each age group?
BBC Bitesize
BBC Bitesize
Businessed.co.uk
James earns £7.20 an hour working at PC World, he works 12 hours
a week but this week his manager has asked him to work some
overtime. He will be paid 'time and a half' for the additional 8
hours. Calculate James' wages for this week.
Employment Recruitment
Selection Limited
Company Human
Resources
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Computing Mr D Johnston [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
To be completed over the duration of the term. I want you to
create a webpage based on Greenacre Acdemy. This is to include
Title, Sub-titles, Images both saved and URL format, Hypereplinks,
text etc. If you need assistance with this see Mr Johnston in ICT
room 2
TASK
2
Collect and complete the HTML homework worksheet. You will need
to follow the instructions provided on the page. Make sure you
attempt all the questions on the sheet as this will help your
coding skills in class.
TASK
3
Write out a piece of code for a webpage that will contain the
following: An image from a saved folder, two paragraphs using line
breaks, a title and a background color of your choice.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Design and create a series of buttons that you can include in
your website.
http://www.w3schools.com/
http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_new/gcse_ict_quizzes.htm Web design,
The internet and WWW and Ecommerce.
https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/new-gcse-computer-science-ocr-revision-guide-for-the-grade-9-1-course/9781782946021
Can you name 2 arithmetic operators?
DOCTYPE Attribute
CamelCase Float
JavaSxript Variables
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Engineering [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Draw 3 pieces of P.P.E
TASK
2
Design a tool holder to wear in workshop.
TASK
3
Pick five aspects from the Skills for Life: EMPLOY ME, and say
how you have covered it in engineering.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Research all the different careers there are in the engineering
industry and explain how you can get into these careers.
btec engineering
performing engineering operation level 1
gcse engineering Bolton
Work out area of material for the drill gauge.
Vernier Calliper hack saw dividers
file emery cloth
Height gauge
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Food Technology [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1 You have been given the task by the Head Chef of your hotel to
prepare and plan a celebration
luncheon for the dad’s and lad’s football club. Produce an
information guide that can be used by future trainee chefs include
information about: the tools and equipment used to prepare, cook
and finish food, planning and selecting ingredients, safe and
hygienic working practices, the importance of the quality of food
used in preparing meals, storing food items correctly.
TASK
2
Create an information sheet that identifies a range of food
products; research where they come from and recipes using them.
E.G. Dairy, Meat etc.
TASK
3 Use the research you conducted to design a healthy two course
meal to meet the nutritional
requirements of an adult and a teenager. The meal will need to
be a nutritious two-courses; either a starter and a main or a main
and a dessert. To do this, you will need to investigate the
nutritional value of different ingredients, recipes for different
courses, timings, tools and equipment required.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Design a time plan that you will use to cook your meal. You will
need to create a list, which includes the key hygiene and safety
points. For example, how to avoid cross contamination, core-cooking
temperatures, safety with hot liquids.
BTEC First in Hospitality: Student Book by Sue Holmes , Tracay
Mead, Ms Elaine Jackson, Ms Kathryn Morgan Examining Food and
Nutrition for GCSE Jenny Ridgwell Introduction to Hospitality (7th
Edition) by John R. Walker
Weighing out ingredients. Adapting recipes ingredients. Working
out correct cooking times. Money when food shopping.
Nutrition carbohydrate ingredients restaurant
catering temperature
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Geography
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Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Define the following words: Erosion, Hard Engineering, Soft
Engineering, Inter-tidal Zone. Produce a poster to show your
understanding of these words.
TASK
2
How might small island developing states find it difficult to
cope with climate change opposed to larger countries like India and
the UK.
TASK
3
Create a fact file about the Maldives. Include the following:
how high is the sea level rising. That strategies that are in place
to help the island.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Describe how hard engineering strategies, like the use of
groynes, can help protect the coastline from erosion by the
waves.
WJEC GCSE Geography A
An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management
Coastal Zone management
Look at the Thames Barrier floods from 1983 - 2014 and create a
bar graph.
Engineering Erosion Coastal
Abrasion Hydraulic
Ocean
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
History [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Create a timeline showing the major changes in weapons and
warfare over the period 1936 to 2003
TASK
2
Write a description of the changes in Submarine Warfare between
1914 and 1945.
TASK
3
Write a brief description of how Aircraft Carriers evolved from
the First World War to modern times.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Explain the significance of the changes in Sea Warfare
Steve Wagh:Changes in weapons and warfare
Internet on Seawarfare in the 20th Century
Work out how many planes a modern aircraft carrier can carry and
how far they can be transported to a war zone
Aircraft Carrier
Submarine Ocean
Nuclear Missiles
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Maths [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Keep a log for a day of how you spend your time - e.g. how much
time is spent sleeping, eating, on your phone, watching TV etc. To
extend this you could then work out the percentage of the day spent
on each activity.
TASK
2
Think about algebra in real life. Come up with at least 15
examples where it could be used. E.g. When out shopping you buy 4
tins of baked beans they total £2.12, how much was each tin of
baked beans, could be written as 4b = £2.12
TASK
3
On squared paper, draw some shapes and translate them, . State
the movements you are translating them by. Use vectors to describe
the movements.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
For enlargements, try enlarging with a scale factor that is a
fraction.
Mathterpieces
Blockhead - The life of Fibonacci
The Everything Kids - Maths puzzle book
When 144 is divided by n, this leaves a remainder of 11. When
220 is divided by n, this also leaves a remainder of 11. What is
the value of n?
parallel algebra
translate enlarge
substitute equation
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Media Studies [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1 Researching Alibi: Alibi is a digital television channel that
broadcasts only crime drama
programmes Using the internet and a television listing magazine,
find out more about Alibi. (Websites:
www.uktv.co.uk/alibi/homepage/sid/500 www.barb.co.uk) Which media
institutions own Alibi? What types of crime drama programmes
feature on Alibi? What can you find out about the audience figures
for Alibi? What is the slogan for the channel?
TASK
2
Scheduling: The Head of ITV1 has given you the task of
scheduling the following shows. Decide when you would broadcast
these shows and explain your reasoning (see the sheet given in
class for details)
TASK
3 Watching the detectives: Create a table of research into
popular television sleuths. You might
include headings such as: Detective, Programme, Description An
example would be Detective: Jonathan Creek Programme: Jonathan
Creek Description: Jonathan Creek is an aide to a magician, lives
in a windmill and wears a duffel coat. Solves seemingly
‘impossible’ crimes. Sidekick Joey Ross
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy Task Spellings
Research Levi Strauss’ ‘binary opposition theory’. Choose a
television crime drama and apply it to the character types in the
show—explain your choices.
Empire’ magazine/‘Sight and Sound’ magazine
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer – John Grisham
The Interrogation of Gabriel James – Charles Price
Research the BBC TV show ‘Sherlock’ and find out the following:
how many series have been made? How many episodes have been made?
How long is each episode? What was the average audience in the UK
for the New Year’s Day special shown on 1st January 2016
Detective Quest
Conflict Scheduling
Slogan Research
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
PE [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Choose a sport and write a detailed paragraph on how to perform
a specific skill within that sport. Then, descibe when you would
use it within a game.
TASK
2
Choose a sport and write a detailed paragraph on how to perform
a defensive tactic within that sport. Then, descibe when you would
use it within a game.
TASK
3
Choose a sport and write a detailed paragraph on how to perform
an attacking tactic within that sport. Then, descibe when you would
use it within a game.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Want to take things further? Speak to a PE teacher about
opportunities to help coach younger pupils at one of our after
school clubs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/football/skills/newsid_2071000/2071815.stm
http://www.givemesport.com/336375-the-pros-and-cons-of-parking-the-bus
https://www.quora.com/What-does-tiki-taka-mean
In the last 3 seasons, Chelsea scored 59, 78 and 81 goals. Man
City scored 77, 62 and 83. Who scored the nost and by how many?
Technique Tactic
Coaching Managing Attacking Defending
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Performing Arts BTEC [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Write up your weekly rehearsal logs and complete your skills
development sheet.
TASK
2
Independently learn your lines for 'Grease' and 'Oliver' so that
you are able to perform without a script for your final assessment
performance. Ask parents/carers/teacher to sign your planner to
confirm you have completed this task.
TASK
3
Independently learn your lines for 'Grease' and 'Oliver' so that
you are able to perform without a script for your final assessment
performance. Ask parents/carers/teacher to sign your planner to
confirm you have completed this task.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy Task Spellings
Attend a dance , drama or music club, through school or at an out
of school club.
Read some reviews from some current West End musicals. Research
one of your favourite actors and understand a little bit about he
got started in acting. Any newspaperor magazine article relating to
musical theatre
The physical theatre company 'Frantic Assembly' are coming to do
a workshop with you. They charge £200 for a 2hour session. There
are 25 students participating and the PA department are paying for
half the cost. How much will each student have topay to co
Characterisation Stage Directions Vocal Expression
Exaggeration Rehearsal
Improvisation
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
RE [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1
Create a mind map which shows the differences between Sunni and
Shia Muslims. Include the articles of faith
TASK
2
Research the role of 3 different Angels in Islam
TASK
3
The most important thing in Islam is prayer.' Do you agree with
this? Why? Why not? Explain your points and show that you have
thought about more than one point of view. Your answer needs to be
at least 100 words.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Research the different signs of the Day of Judgement in
Islam
Sahih al-Bukhari
The signs before the Day of Judgement
The Study Quran
Research and calculate how many Muslims there are in Britain.
Challenge yourself and get a breakdown for different regions
Sunni Shia
Articles of faith Judgement
Predestination Shahadah
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Year 9 Term 4 Homework Tasks
Science [email protected]
Students should complete the three tasks listed below in order.
The Stretch and Challenge and Numeracy Tasks, as well as books from
the Reading List and Spellings are to be completed at the
discretion of the class teacher and/or the student.
TASK
1 The science lab which you are taught in is need of a facelift
in terms of wall displays. The new
wall displays need to represent your current section of
learning. You should design an information sheet [e.g.
leaflet/poster] to explain what evidence there is for human
evolution. You should also link Darwin's theory of evolution. You
may use diagrams, but be sure to explain them in full detail.
TASK
2
A new chemistry book is currently being written and you have
been asked to create an information table to educate students
across key stage three and four. The table title is Bonding Models.
You should create a table of information that signposts the
main
TASK
3
Produce a revsion flow/mind map on waves and the electromagnetic
spectrum. You should include the main parts of a wave, the order of
the electromagentic waves and their properties, the uses and
dangers of electromagnetic waves and how we measure wave
speeds.
Stretch & Challenge Reading List Numeracy
Task Spellings
Explain the problems associated to the use of bonding models.
E.g. Why is the use of cross and dot diagrams not very good?
www.bitesize.co.uk
9-1 Science revsion
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical
Questions by Randall Munroe
Humans can hear sounds with a wavelength of 16m. The speed of
sound in air is 330m/s. Calcuate the frequency of these sounds.
Electromagnetic Frequency Covalent Lattices
Evolution Darwin