Home Learning task - Week 6

Well done last week with the Maths and Technology investigations...great to see the paper plane designs, the kites and the tables about the Olympics.

This week there are two things to do: 

1.  Record how fit and strong you are. This will be baseline data to see if you improve in your fitness by the end of the term. To do this, there are two parts...

• See how far and how fast you can run non-stop (up to 3km).  Can you run for 5 minutes? 8 minutes? 12 minutes? More? How far do you go in that time? (Our running track at school is about 180m, or 3 laps of the school are about 1km.)
• How many of the fitness circuit activities can you do? Keep a log each day, including how many times you repeat, and how long it takes you. e.g.
• 20 step - ups (each side)
• Planks (prone hold) front, side, front, side ...20 seconds each
•  10 squats (3 seconds down, 3 seconds up)
• 10 push ups
• 10 knee-touches with elbow (like a sit-up)
• 20 calf-raises
• 20 leg lifts each side (kneeling position, one leg extended, raised & lowered)
• 2 lap run
• REPEAT 2-3 times 

 2. Make a poster showing an aspect of Japanese culture. Choose something from here, or for some recipes, try here, or browse books in libraries for your own ideas. Some ideas are... Traditional Japanese sports (karate, sumoo, juudoo); Modern day sports (baseball, soccer); Japanese food; Japanese festivals; School life in Japan; Family life in Japan; Tokyo - the capital city; Kyoto - the ancient capital; The Bullet Train; Traditional Japanese dress; Manga - Japanese comics...