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YR8 Summer term

Bideford College

Extended Learning Tasks

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Over the next term, you will be expected to complete a series of Extended Learning

Tasks. These are in addition to your homework that is set weekly by your subject teach-

ers.

These Extended Learning Tasks are designed to help you develop many important study

skills. As well as extending and widening your knowledge, they will encourage you to

work independently, manage your time and resources effectively and practise essential

research skills. All of these study habits will help support your success in College and

throughout life.

In this booklet you will find details of each of the tasks you need to complete. You have

one from each of your subjects. They are designed to be independent of your lessons,

although do ask the relevant teacher if you need help. Each task has its own deadline.

You need to follow the submission dates and guidelines for each task. Please read them

carefully as each one has its own specific requirements.

Further guidance on how to tackle the tasks will be given to you by your subject teach-

ers. Each task will suggest resources that can help you successfully complete the work.

It is expected that all tasks are completed to the best of your ability by the deadline set.

You should spend 2 – 3 hours on each task. If you have any problems or concerns then

please talk to either your subject teacher or your tutor in advance of the deadline.

You can hand your ELT in at anytime on or before the deadline. You can hand in to your

class teacher during a lesson or break, lunchtimes or to student reception. Please make

sure you write your name, your teacher’s name and class clearly on your ELT

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Summer term 1

Summer term 2

After you have completed each piece of work it will be assessed by your teacher and

awarded one of the following effort grades which will be recorded on your report.

O— You have gone above and beyond and completed outstanding work.

G – Task completed to the best of your ability and handed in on time. There is evi-

dence of clear effort, planning and time committed to the tasks.

S – Task completed to a reasonable standard. Your work demonstrates some level of

effort, care and commitment. You needed reminding about deadlines.

I – Few, or no tasks completed. The standard of the work submitted is poor with little

evidence of effort, care and commitment.

Each Head of Faculty will be asked to identify the best three pieces of work in their

subject and these will be awarded 20 house points.

However, if you do not complete the work to an acceptable standard or manage to

meet the deadlines then attendance at homework support may become compulsory.

Subject Deadline Completed Grade awarded

English 29/04/19 PE/Drama 06/05/19 MFL 13/05/19 Maths 20/05/19 Computing 24/05/19

Subject Deadline Completed Grade awarded

Technology 03/06/19 Science 10/06/19 RE 17/06/19 Geography 24/06/19 Art/Music 01/07/19 History 08/07/19

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Poems that tell stories

ENGLISH

Your task

1. Find out what personification is.

2. Pick an image that represents summer to you, annotate the picture to show human qualities

e.g the sun was drinking the coolness from the air.

3. Turn this into a poem. How might the summer start his/her season and how might he/she feel

at the end? What will his/her touch include, what would he/she see etc?

4. Write your poem and be prepared to read it aloud.

Extension: only do this if you want to take up an extra poetry challenge. https://

www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/annabel-lee-by-edgar-allan-poe. Read Annabel Lee and use it as

inspiration for a short story of no more than 500 words.

Submission format

Paper X

Email (to contact address)

Pen drive

To be handed to your English teacher by: 29/04/19

Resources that might help Location

Google

The library

Anthologies of poetry

Expectations

We expect your work to be

neatly presented in a folder or a

polypocket.

Name your work.

Handwritten or typed. If you have any problems with the completion

of this please speak to Mrs Flaxman in A23 or

Mrs James in A11.

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Rules in sport

PE

Your task

List ten rules in a sport

Consider if any of them are designed with safety in mind

Write down your findings

Submission format

Paper


Pen drive

To be handed to your PE teacher by: 06/05/19

Resources that might help

The internet should be used for research and

also watching clips on youtube.

You could look at http://www.thefa.com/

football-rules-governance/lawsandrules

What have you done in your PE lessons?

Revision sites such as:A-PE Channel on you tube

Expectations

The work should be no more than one A4 page long.

It can be completed by hand or on the computer.

If you use the internet, youtube or books list these sources at the end.

If you have any problems with the completion

of this please speak to your PE teacher or Mr

Ashcroft (B2 workroom).

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Famous Foreigners

MFL

Your task

You need to do some research and prepare a presentation to show your findings on at least 2 important people who came from a country of the language that you study.

They could be inventors, scientists, sportspeople, army generals…You must include:

Who they are and how they left their marks on history

What they did that was so significant

How their inventions/findings are having an impact still on your lives

It must include a paragraph in the foreign language describing them physically, their likes and dislikes and if possible why they are famous.

Submission format

Paper X


Pen drive

To be handed to your MFL teacher by: 13/05/19


Expectations It should be at least one page long

but not more than two.

It can include text, pictures and dia-grams.

It can be done by hand or on the computer.

It should not include copy and pasted information from the internet.

You should not use a translator to translate chunks of writing.

It should include extended writing with connectives and intensifiers – avoid short bullet points.

If you have any problems with the completion of this please speak to your MFL teacher

www.linguascope.com website

Languages section College Library

ww.bbc.co.uk website

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Can we learn in fun ways?

MATHS

Your task

You need to choose a topic you have struggled with this year and design a

set of cards that will help you to learn the key facts or ideas of this topics.

You could

Make a set of dominos.

Design a set of Top Trump cards.

Design a treasure hunt

Make a set of snap.

Submission format

Paper X


Pen drive

To be handed to your Maths teacher by: 20/05/19

Resources that might Location

Use topic notes in your exercise

Mymaths wesite

A4 paper

Friends and family

Maths department

Internet

Your maths teacher

Expectations

It can be on any subject studied

this year i.e algebra.

It can be completed by hand or

on the computer.

It can be as imaginative as you

like! If you have any problems with the completion

of this please speak to Mrs Cook or Mr Hensby

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Designing an App

COMPUTING

Your task

An app is a piece of software designed to fulfil a particular purpose. There are three broad categories of app:

1. Timewasters – apps designed to fill some time such as games

2. Everyday – apps you might use every day such as Whatsapp

3. Occasional – apps you might use only a few times such as Uber

Your challenge is to create an idea for a new app that fits in to one of these categories.

Your class teacher will give you a task sheet to complete your work on and you must:

Give an overview of your app

Explain what need it is going to meet and who your customer is going to be

Give your app a catchy name

Design the app logo that will appear on screen

Design and annotate the home screen

Explain how you are going to compete against other apps and whether it is going to be free or paid for.

Submission format

Paper X


Pen drive

To be handed to your Computing teacher 24/05/19


Expectations

It should be completed on or using the task sheet to help you

It can include text, pictures and dia-grams

It can be done by hand or on a com-puter

It should not include copy and pasted information from the web

It should include extended writing – avoid short bullet points

If you have any problems with the completion of this please speak to your computing teach-er .

Research on google Website

Reference books College library

Task sheet from your class teacher

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Expectations

Your life cycle analysis should include pictures and written information.

You can carry this out either by hand or on the computer.

It must be at least A4 sized.

Your upcycled design must be annotated or you can hand in a product you have up-cycled yourself.

If you have any prob-lems with the comple-tion of this ELT task then please speak to your DT teacher or Miss Smith.

It is important that designers assess the environmental impact their ideas will have on our planet. They must consider all aspects of their design from the materials it is made from, right through to the manufacture and packaging of the product. Designers do this by carrying out a Life Cycle Analysis.

Your task

Create a life cycle analysis on a household product or food item of your choice.

You must consider the following stages; Raw materials used, manufacture, transport, packaging, end use and disposal.

You may present this in any way you wish, but an example of a T-shirt is shown below to help you.

Finally, product a design idea showing how the product could be upcycled in to something else to avoid it go-ing into landfill. You can either draw your design or carry out a practical task and up-cycle an old product.

Submission format

Paper X

Email (to con-tact address)

Pen drive

To be handed to your D&T teacher by:

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http://www.technologystudent.com/prddes1/lifecy1.html website

D & T

Life Cycle Analysis

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Science Fair Project

SCIENCE

“The science of today is the technology of tomorrow”

Your task

You need to produce a research project to investigate an aspect of the natural world. This could be biology, chemistry or physics based. You need to develop an aim and hypothesis which you will then need to investigate. Your science teacher will give you a booklet which needs to be completed.

Submission format

Paper X


Pen drive

To be handed to your Science teacher by: 10/06/19

Resources that Location

Expectations

Complete tasks 6, 7 & 8 as set

out in the booklet

Refer to science fair booklet for

instructions for each task

Each task needs to be submitted

by the appropriate deadline

The investigation could be

completed either individually or

in pairs

If you have any problems with the completion of this please speak to your science teacher or Mr Ayre.

Science buddies website

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science_project_ideas.php

Education.com https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science_project_ideas.php

All science fair projects. com

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html







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HINDUISM

RE

Your task

Prepare a presentation titled ‘the meaning of life’ and answers the questions below:

1. What is the meaning of life, according to a Hindu? Ensuring you refer to the Divine and atman 2. Do you agree or disagree with the Hindu view? What do you think the meaning of life is?

You could:

Summarise core Hindu beliefs Consider the impact these beliefs might have on a Hindu’s life

You should:

Use ICT- PowerPoint, video clip, audio clips or sound effects Research an area of Hinduism that particularly interests you for further examples and evidence

- ask your teacher for ideas or focus on a topic we have considered in lessons Use examples of Hindu teachings to show the links between teachings and how they guide/

influence Hindus Use a wide range of religious vocabulary and sources of authority (religious texts) Explain the underlying principles behind the beliefs of Hindus and your own beliefs Evaluate your own view and Hindu views

Submission format

Paper X


Pen drive X

To be handed to your RE teacher by: 17/06/19


Expectations It should be at least 4 slides long It can include text, pictures and

diagrams (although this is not art project so the text will be most important)

It must be done on the computer It should not include copy and pasted

information from the internet It should include extended writing –

avoid short bullet points If you have any problems with the completion of this please speak to your RE teacher

Google search Online

BBC world religions website Website

Reference books College Library

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Deserts

GEOGRAPHY

Your task

You are required to undertake research about a desert of your choice (from the

list provided!).

Presentation

You can submit a PowerPoint (printed), a booklet, a film or a “Horrible

Geography” type book.

Submission format

Paper X


Pen drive

To be handed to your Geography teacher 24/06/19


Atlas

Google maps

http://www.bbc.co.uk/

education

Geography Department

Website Website

Expectations

It can include text, pictures

and diagrams

It can be done by hand or on

the computer

It should not include copied

and pasted information from

the internet

It should be written in full

sentences – avoid short bullet

points

It should be comprised of at

least 5 sections – see the help

sheet for ideas

If you have any problems with the completion of this please speak to your Geography teacher or Miss Dufty

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Figure/Portrait

ART

Your task

Select one artist from the list below. Present a short biography of the artist, name, date of birth/death, nationality. With a picture of the artist and 4 images of the artists’ work, with title, date and media (paint or print etc).

For each image write 5 words to describe it. Make a copy of one of these in appropriate media, to fill a page in your

sketchbook. Produce a portrait in the style of your chosen artist. Show work

planning. (this could be a painting, drawing or sculpture)

Submission format

Paper


Pen drive

To be handed to your Art teacher by: 01/07/19


Artists:

Gustav Klimt

David Hockney

Naum Gabo

Florian Nicolle

Dame Laure Knight

Tamara De Lempika

Expectations Your project should show at least 3

hours of work and should be

finished.

You are showing your teacher just

how independent you can be with

your ideas.

You must be ambitious with your

work and stretch yourself so the

homework is challenging

If you have any problems with the completion of this please speak to your Art teacher or Ms Bradley

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Music

Music is made up of a combination of sounds which are the building blocks of music.

The Elements of Music are…

DYNAMICS

TEMPO

PITCH

TIMBRE

DURATION

RHYTHM

TEXTURE

STRUCTURE

Your task

You need to create a A4 poster which defines the 8 elements of music listed above.

You must define all 8 elements

Make the poster creative by adding pictures which help to describe the elements for example TEMPO = speed so have a picture which represents speed

Expectations

You must hand the work in by the deadline

Outstanding work will be colourful, creative and well presented

If you haven any problems with the completion of this please speak to your music teacher or Mrs Chappell.

“The Elements of Music”

Resources that might help

Location

Type ‘the elements of music’ into Google

Website

Posters in E210 of the Ele-ments of Music

School

Submission format

Paper


Pen drive

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The Slave Trade

HISTORY

Your task

Your task for the summer term is using the topic of slavery. You will need to create a list of arguments (for and against) ready for a debate to be held in class on ‘should Britain apologise for the slave trade?’ This topic will present your own judgement whilst also researching the alternative opinion. This will mean you gain a balanced view and are also ready to counter-act someone else’s judgement during the class debate. Everyone will participate in the debate so research before it and having a clear focus is going to be vital for the lesson.

Submission format

Paper X


Pen drive

To be handed to your History teacher by: 08/07/19


Expectations

The arguments should be written on an A4 page – 1 side for yes and 1 side for no.

No copied and pasted infor-mation will be accepted.

Remember you will use this to help you in the debate so make sure the presentation and de-tail is good enough to use.

If you have any problems with the completion of this please speak to your History teacher or Mr Stevens

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/30/should-britain-government-reparations-slavery

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/09/

no-britain-doesnt-need-to-pay-reparations-for-the-slave-trade/#

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/

1522837.stm

Website

Website

Website

https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2015/09/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/

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