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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
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
Email (to contact address)
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
Email (to contact address)
Pen drive
To be handed to your MFL teacher by: 13/05/19
Resources that might help Location
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
Email (to contact address)
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
Email (to contact address)
Pen drive
To be handed to your Computing teacher 24/05/19
Resources that might help Location
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:
??
Resources that might help Location
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
Email (to contact address)
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
Email (to contact address)
Pen drive X
To be handed to your RE teacher by: 17/06/19
Resources that might help Location
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
Email (to contact address)
Pen drive
To be handed to your Geography teacher 24/06/19
Resources that might help Location
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
Email (to contact address)
Pen drive
To be handed to your Art teacher by: 01/07/19
Resources that might help Location
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
Email (to contact address)
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
Email (to contact address)
Pen drive
To be handed to your History teacher by: 08/07/19
Resources that might help Location
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
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