Thursday

Good morning Primary 4. I hope you are all having a good week and enjoying your Space themed tasks. I have seen lots of super work so far so let’s keep this up. I hope you have a great day.

Mrs Cryans x

 

Health and Wellbeing

This is a link to some Space themed Cosmic Yoga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9W8iV4AJYQ

 

Mindfulness

‘Think outside the box Thursday’

Complete the picture below. It’s not a heart.

Reading Comprehension

Today your comprehension task is about Space. The questions are a mix of literal and inferential.

 

Blue Group –  Your final question is an evaluative question. We haven’t looked at these this year yet. This type of question usually asks you what you think about something.

Green Group –

 

Kaylee –

Grammar

Blue Group – L.I. To use connectives/conjunctions.

First Man to Walk on the Moon (Apollo 11)

Fill in the conjunctions: and, but, so, also

In 1961 President John F. Kennedy made a promise that the United States would land a man on the Moon a___ return him safely to Earth by the year 1970. This marked the beginning of the Apollo Program headed by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.)

The crew of Apollo 11 achieved President Kennedy’s goal on July 21, 1969, b_____ he was not alive to see his dream come true. He was assassinated while visiting Texas on November 22, 1963.

The astronauts on board the Apollo 11 were Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins.

It took them four days to reach the Moon’s orbit. It was journey of 250,000 miles. Michael Collins stayed on board the “Columbia,” the main part of the spacecraft known as the command ship, a_____ orbited the Moon.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin exited the Columbia a____ went into the lunar lander. The lunar lander was named the “Eagle.” They descended to the surface of the Moon.

They landed the Eagle at a flat location on the Moon called Tranquility. Neil Armstrong was the first to leave the lunar lander by means of a ladder. When he took his first step onto the Moon’s surface he said these now famous words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

One of his first actions was to plant the American flag on the surface of the Moon. Next, he and Buzz Aldrin went to work setting up scientific instruments s____ that scientists could learn more about the Moon. They took photographs and they a_____ collected 56 pounds of rock and soil samples. The two astronauts spent a total of 2 hours and 31 minutes outside of the lunar landing module.

Two days after their arrival, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin blasted off from the Moon and rejoined the Columbia command ship. Parachutes slowed the command module down s____ that it landed safely in the Pacific Ocean back on earth. It was a successful and historic 8-day mission.

Green group – L.I. To use capital letters and full stops.

COSMIC

This is the opening to the novel Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce, but there are lots of mistakes. Can you rewrite the sentences correctly?

Add the 5 missing full stops and 7 missing capital letters.

a rocket launched yesterday from a private site in Northern china, is missing yesterday the internet was alive with rumours of a secret manned space mission today NASA and the russian Federal Space Agency both confirmed that a rocket did take off but denied it was theirs the rocket entered high orbit and then disappeared into ‘deep space’ no manned rocket has left Earth’s orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972

 

Numeracy

Today I have set you a SumDog challenge. You will be working on rounding and multiplication. I will reward 50 coins to everyone who has a go at this challenge and 100 coins to the person who answers the most correct questions!! Have fun!

Social Studies

 

This Afternoon you are going to go on a journey through Space. Click on the link below to begin your journey.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrK1U3WbYhY&feature=youtu.be

 

ICT-Research task

You are now going to find out a little more about the Sun, the Moon and the Earth

Use your research skills to decide which facts are about the Sun, which facts are about the Moon and which facts are about Earth.

You can show your answers in any way you choose. This could be a table, a poster, a PowerPoint or you could just write them down.

 

Roughly spherical and is over 15 million degrees at its core.

Over 40,000km at its circumference.

Largely made of gas.

Travels at 100,000km an hour through space.

More than 100 times the size of the Earth.

Roughly a quarter of the size of Earth.

Orbits the Earth at about 3,000km an hour.

A ball of rock that orbits the Earth.

 

Something extra

Tonight Coats Observatory are hosting a virtual viewing night. It starts at 9:30pm. I know it’s probably past most of your bedtimes, but might be worth staying up for.

https://www.facebook.com/events/558987074780549

Click on the link for some fantastic viewings of the Moon through our portable telescope and ask any astronomy related questions you can think of.

 

 

 

Good Morning, I hope you enjoyed your first task learning about the continent of Africa and enjoying some of it’s music. It is such a large land area to cover with so many countries and famous landmarks, we will have to pick and choose what we learn about. Hopefully you will find something to love. Remember to tell me if there is anything specific you would like to cover.

As usual your tasks are posted in Google Classroom, here is a framework to follow;

Task 1 – Go Noodle – Get Loose, a short shake and brain break to get you going in the morning.

https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/i-get-loose?utm_content=teacher&utm_medium=772747&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_term=i-get-loose&utm_source=clipboard

Task 2- Writing – Write a short story using the image below to help your imagination. I have modelled a story for you to follow if you need some help.

Task 3– Take some time to create a Mindfulness toy. This craft idea is to create a mindfulness toy much like the ones used in school. You will need a clean jar, some glue, glitter and food colouring. Follow the instructions below and keep safe for times when you like to relax. Consider making one of these as a gift to a family member as an act of kindness. Think of things they may like to see in their glitter jar. Take a photo or describe what you have made.

Task 4 – Numeracy – Fractions (Equivalent Fractions) – Complete the worksheets using your fraction wall to help.

Task 5 – Health and Wellbeing – Use the template or create your own and record three things you are grateful for today. It can be small things like a smile, a hug from mum, but this task is to make you think about things you appreciate without realising. Remember to thank the person if it is a member of your family.

Task 6 – Dancing with Sam from RL Live at 3pm – follow the link below to take part in the dance class with Sam.

https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Frlsportservices%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cdavid.rose%40renfrewshire.gov.uk%7C7b861440efd74d40861408d801587368%7Cca2953361aa64486b2b2cf7669625305%7C0%7C0%7C637260826696524978&sdata=e0v9v7VTeBRzQyURVBJmRssvO7azJIKb%2BcI1zjFx4DQ%3D&reserved=0

Have a great day, get outside for a breath of fresh air and enjoy listening to the birds.

Mrs Coyle

Wednesday

Good morning everyone. Well done for all of the amazing work you have sent me so far this week. I am so proud of you all. Keep up the good work.

Mrs Cryans x

Health and Wellbeing

Name workout – Instead of spelling your name today, have a go at spelling out your space themed spelling words. You don’t have to do them all. Just choose a few, otherwise you will be exhausted. Remember that the password is kids

your-name-workout-kids

Mindfulness task

Have a go at some massage today.

 

Writing

L.I. To write a recount.

A recount is when you retell a story.

Watch the video below.

https://www.literacyshed.com/thewaybackhome.html

I want you to retell the boy’s adventure. It is a simple story, but I want you to make it as exciting as possible. Describe the boy, his rocket, the planet, the journey and the alien. Think about how the rocket moves, could you use adverbs?

This story mat might give you some vocabulary ideas

Space Story Word Mat

Your success criteria for this task are

• I can use exciting sentence openers.
• I can use adjectives for description.
• I can use adverbs.

Remember that when you are checking over your story, always check that you have met your success criteria.

Mental maths

Have another go at Rocket Rounding on the TopMarks website. This will help prepare you for your main task.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding

Squares – Work on 4 digit numbers and beyond

Circles – Work on 3 digit numbers

Ryan – Work on 2 digit numbers without a number line (try 3 digits for a challenge).

Kaylee – Work on 2 digit numbers with a number line.

 

Main Task

Squares- L.I. To round numbers to the nearest 100

rounding Squares

Circles and Ryan- L.I. To round numbers to the nearest 10

rounding Ryan

Kaylee – L.I. To fill in the missing number on a number line.

Kaylee missing numbers

 

Health and Wellbeing

Mrs McLaughlin has set you a task for your Health and Wellbeing today.

L.I: we are learning to create a daily menu for an astronaut in space. Tasks: 1. Read the following fact sheet:

 

Eating in Space Eating in microgravity can be very different than eating on Earth.

Credits: Fred Sayers

Imagine going camping for more than a week with several of your close friends. You would make sure you have plenty of food and the gear to cook and eat it with. The food would have to be stored properly and be non-perishable to avoid spoilage. After finishing your meal, or at the end of your camping trip, you would then stow all your gear and dispose of your trash properly just before the ride home.

Astronauts basically do the same thing when they go to space. Preparation varies with the food type. Some foods can be eaten in their natural forms, such as brownies and fruit. Other foods require adding water, such as macaroni and cheese or spaghetti. Of course, an oven is provided in the space station to heat foods to the proper temperature. There are no refrigerators in space, so space food must be stored and prepared properly to avoid spoilage, especially on longer missions.

Condiments, such as ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise, are provided. Salt and pepper are available but only in a liquid form. This is because astronauts can’t sprinkle salt and pepper on their food in space. The salt and pepper would simply float away. There is a danger they could clog air vents, contaminate equipment, or get stuck in an astronaut’s eyes, mouth, or nose.

Astronauts eat three meals a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nutritionists ensure the food astronauts eat provides them with a balanced supply of vitamins and minerals. Calorie requirements differ for astronauts. For instance, a small woman would require only about 1,900 calories a day, while a large man would require about 3,200 calories. An astronaut can choose from many types of foods such as fruits, nuts, peanut butter, chicken, beef, seafood, candy, brownies, etc. Available drinks include coffee, tea, orange juice, fruit punches and lemonade.

As on Earth, space food comes in disposable packages. Astronauts must throw their packages away when they have finished eating. Some packaging prevents food from flying away. The food packaging is designed to be flexible and easier to use, as well as to maximize space when stowing or disposing of food containers.

2. Watch the following video clips discussing what food you eat is space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7z3iA1Iruw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnmA35ibSMY
3. Create a daily menu (Breakfast, lunch, and dinner) for the astronauts to eat. Think about the Eatwell Guide we have been using and what you need for a healthy diet. Think about the packaging, what foods can the astronauts take into space?

I can’t wait to read your astronomical menus!

 

Miss McLaughlin’s email address is gw18slmclaughlin@glowmail.org.uk

Science

Have a look at these 3 pictures.

Which one do you think is the odd one out? Think about;

• appearance
• what they do
• where they might be found