Week 5
Stage 4
These learning activities are designed to be completed in sequence beginning on Monday
Daily Prayer
Religious Education
Learning Intention
We are learning to make meaning of Church teachings in light of Scripture, the application to our lives and the mission of the Church.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
can explain some of the goals of sustainable development
can identify some strategies of sustainable development
can compose strategies addressing the goals at a local level.
can critique the steps towards global development goals.
Aligned to Sharing Our Story outcomes
C4.6 explains links between Christian life, fidelity to Church teaching, conscience, and inspiring people of faith
C4.7 explains ways in which prayer and spirituality are faith responses central to the life and mission of the church
You will need
Device
Paper
Google Doc
Watch
Listen
Book
Activity
Open the Lesson Work document for today where you will:
read about sustainable development global goals.
identify steps to achieving goals.
create a brochure encouraging others to take action.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
If you are not sure about the concept of Sustainable Development, view the Youtube clip to get a better understanding.
Activity too easy?
Currently the Climate Change Summit is taking place in Glasgow, read all about it here.
English
Learning Intention
We are learning to present two sides of a debate based on the topic of the representations of gender in advertising.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
organise my ideas into affirmative and negative sides of the argument
draw conclusions by using evidence to support the two arguments of the debate.
Aligned to English outcomes
EN4-5C Thinks creatively, imaginatively, interpretively and critically about information, ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts.
You will need
Device
Activity
All work for today is in the slides, to the right.
Create the affirmative and the negative arguments for a debate about representations of gender in advertising.
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
If you are not sure about creating the debate, you could list the arguments in a table and put your examples in the table as well.
Activity too easy?
If you find this interesting, you could select whether you wish to write the first, second or third speaker’s debate. You could even have a go at writing retorts for the opposite debater’s speech.
Mathematics
Learning Intention
To find the solution when given a simplified algebraic term as an answer.
Success Criteria
I will know I am successful when I:
use various operations involving algebraic terms.
use my knowledge of factors to help with algebraic expressions.
use a number of different expressions to give the same answer.
Aligned to Mathematics outcomes
MA4-8NA Generalises number properties to operate with algebraic expressions.
You will need
Paper
Book
Activity
Main Task
My mum checked my maths book at home. For one of the questions, I had the answer of 125𝓍2𝑦. She asked me what the question was, but I couldn’t remember. My mum always wants me to write the question out. She decided that my new homework would be for me to figure out what the question could have been.
Write down what the question could have been in at least 3 different ways.
Consolidating Task
Find as many ways to write an expression that simplifies to 216ab2 .
Questions to support my thinking
Activity too hard?
Simplify 3 x b
Simplify 3a x 2b
Simplify 4𝓍 x 6𝑦
Simplify 2𝓍 x 4𝓍 x 5y
What could be the question if the simplified answer was 36ab?
Activity too easy?
Find as many ways to write an expression that simplifies to 560a2b3c3 .
Find as many ways to write an expression that simplifies to ⅓ r3s2t3 .
Use algebra to show the side lengths of a rectangle when the area is 48𝒙2𝗒 cm2
