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Year 9 Timetable

7 October 2008

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Timetable

Humanities
PE
 Science
Citizenship
 English
Geography

MFL

Monday Science Design Technology

Tuesday Languages Design Technolgoy

Wednesday Humanities

Thursday English

Friday Mathematics Languages

Students should in addition expect a homework from ICT, Music, Art every 2 weeks. The days for these depend on teaching days and students should have written their homework day for these subjects in their planner.

Homework Projects
Humanities
Year 9 History Project
PE

Year 9 PE homework project - Beginner 

Your task is to complete the following:

Task:

Parents signature when complete

Perform a 7 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform a 9 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform a 11 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform 3 sets of 10 sit ups safely

 

Perform 3 sets of 10 box/press ups

 

When complete present to your PE teacher for your extra stamp

Year 9 PE homework project - Intermediate 

Your task is to complete the following:

Task:

Parents signature when complete

Perform a 10 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform a 14 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform a 18 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform 3 sets of 15 sit ups safely

 

Perform 3 sets of 15 box/press ups

 

When complete present to your PE teacher for your extra stamp

 

Year 9 PE homework project - Advanced 

Your task is to complete the following:

Task:

Parents signature when complete

Perform a 14 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform a 20 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform a 24 minute run/swim/cycle without stopping

 

Perform 4 sets of 20 sit ups safely

 

Perform 4 sets of 20 box/press ups

 

When complete present to your PE teacher for your extra stamp

Science

Year 9 Energy Resources Project 

Introduction

To produce a 4 page newsletter about one energy resource.  

Task

The newsletter should be aimed at people of your age and should:-

  • Tell them the advantages of this type of energy.
  • Explain what it can be used for.
  • Give examples of where it is used at the moment.
  • Explain some of the problems that this type of energy causes, and how these can be overcome.

 Energy Resources to choose from:

Coal

Fossil Fuels

(Non Renewable)

Oil

Gas

Nuclear (Fusion)

(Non Renewable)

Hydroelectricity

(Renewable)

Wind Power

Wave Power

Geothermal

Tidal Power

Biomass

Resources

To complete this project, you will need to go to the following sites on the Internet:

Renewable Energy (Wind, Wave, Solar, Geothermal, Tidal, Biomass)     www.greenpeace. org.uk

            http://www.cornwallis.kent.sch.uk/intranet/subjects/science/ks4energy/renew_index.htm

            http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/re-kiosk/index.shtml

Wind

            http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/dcastle/wind.html

Wave

            http://www.wavegen.co.uk/resour.htm

Hydroelectric

            http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/dcastle/hydro.html

Geothermal

            http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/dcastle/geo.html

Solar Energy

            http://www.ncsc.ncsu.edu/fact/05solr&u.html

            http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/dcastle/solar.html

Fossil Fuels

       http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/energy2.html

Oil & Gas

            http://www.oilandgas.org.uk/education/

Coal  

            http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/gen_coal.html

Nuclear

            http://www.world-nuclear.org/education/education.htm

            http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/dcastle/nuclear.html

            http://www.nucleartourist.com/

Power Stations

       http://www.the-education-site.com/ps.html

Learning Resource Centre

Speak to Mrs Plowman, or use OPAC to find out titles of suitable books to help you with your project.

You can also book the computers in the LRC at breaktime and lunchtime, to search the internet using the sites above.

Encarta is installed on the LRC computers.

Format

Your newsletter can be produced on a computer, using Word or Publisher, or it can be hand-written on paper. Ask your teacher if you need any lined or plain paper. It should include pictures and diagrams as well as writing, to help the reader understand the information. Try to avoid copying information directly from the internet or from books; you should not include anything that you don't understand. You should also hand in a list of all the resources you have used to create your leaflet (references).

Weekly breakdowns

Week

Task

1

Choose an energy resource to write about. Find out where the energy comes from, what it is used for and when it was invented.

2

List the advantages of using your energy resource – is it readily available? Is it environmentally friendly? Is it renewable? Is it cheap?

3

List the disadvantages of using your energy resource – does it contribute to global warming? Is it expensive? Is it non-renewable? Does it depend on the weather? Is it difficult to obtain? Can it affect your health? Does it produce any waste?

4

Research ways of overcoming the problems you have identified with using this energy resource.

5

Find examples of where this energy resource is currently produced in the UK , and where it is used. Evaluate the efficiency of your energy resource in transferring energy, and compare it with the other energy resources available.

6

Produce your newsletter, focusing on presentation. Hand your leaflet in to your teacher.

 

Check-list:

To achieve Level 4, you will have included information about:

  • When your energy resource was first used / invented
  • A list of advantages and disadvantages of the energy resource

To achieve Level 5, you will have included information about:

  • All of the above, plus:
  • The energy transfers that take place when the energy resource is used
  • What the energy produced is used for
  • Evidence that you have looked at more than two resources

To achieve Level 6, you will have included information about:

  • All of the above, plus:
  • A comprehensive list of advantages and disadvantages of using the energy resources and how it compares to the advantages and disadvantages of other energy resources
  • Ways of overcoming the problems you have identified with using this energy resource.
  • Evidence that you have looked at more than three resources

To achieve Level 7, you will have included information about:

  • All of the above, plus:
  • Examples of where this energy resource is currently produced in the UK and where it is used.
  • The efficiency of your energy resource in transferring energy, in comparison with other energy resources available.
  • Evidence that you have looked at more than four resources

Conclusion

By completing this project, you will have:

  • Demonstrated your knowledge of an energy resource by providing information about its uses, advantages and disadvantages.
  • Completed research related to an energy resource in order to provide information for your newsletter.
  • Communicated clearly and effectively the information you have organized in your research.
  • Demonstrated the ability to work independently.
  • Demonstrated your ability to find up-to-date information about where your energy resource is produced and used in the UK .

Year 9 Citizenship Homework Project 

YEAR 9 KEY STAGE 3 CITIZENSHIP HOMEWORK PROJECT

”CAREERS ONLINE – A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE”

Aims:

 

•  To improve your knowledge and understanding of careers.

•  To improve your skills of enquiry and investigation.

Your tasks:

  MUST:

Research one chosen career area.  You can use the internet (list of websites attached to get you started), or the Careers/Connexions Library Resources (C5).  Drop in times for C5 are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday lunchtimes.  You must find information to answer the following questions:-

•  Describe the type of work involved in the career area, including different jobs/tasks.

•  What skills, qualities and personality would you need to be good at this area of work?

•  Discuss the different training routes to get into your chosen career.

•  What qualifications would you need to get started, (there will probably be more than one level for entry).

•  How might you progress in the career area and how would this affect your pay?

SHOULD:

For each source of information used:

•  Decide whether it is biased or unbiased.

•  Explain the reasons for your answer.

•  Discuss which are the most reliable to use and why.

COULD:

Choose at least one option:

•  Compare the different qualifications, for example “A” levels and a BTEC National Diploma.

•  Investigate the labour market information for your chosen career area.  “How easy is it to find work in my chosen career?”

•  Find someone who does a job in your career area and write an account of what they do.

Each completed project will receive a certificate.

Highly commended will receive a letter home.

Best Project will receive a £40.00 HMV Voucher.

Useful Careers Information Sites.

 
English

Task: Produce a personal revision booklet for the SATs.

Deadline: End of April

More information on the task: In the coming months, you will embark upon preparation for the SATs. In the SATs you are required to take three exams, they are:

•  Reading Paper

•  Writing Paper

•  Shakespeare

You are to produce your own revision guide to help you prepare for the SATS. This should include:

•  A brief plot summary of the Shakespeare play that you have studied

•  Key quotes and explanations

•  Writing tips, including punctuation and elements of good sentence structures

•  Tips for locating and extracting information in the reading paper

You should also suggest revision activities for your preferred reading style.

MFL

Homework Project – Year 9 (Summer Term)

Task:

Prepare a written account on the theme outlined below and commit this to memory, in order to present this to your Language class.

You may do this task in the language of your choice (French or German) and will need to submit a rough draft to your Language Teacher by Friday 23 rd June.

 

Topic: Myself and my family

Personal Details

A little about my family

A description of ONE person in the family

How I get on with that person and why.

 

 

Remember to include:

3 tenses (past, present and future)

Opinions

Justifications

Detail

 

One lesson in each language will be given over to the presentations.

The two Language Teachers of each group (Sets 1 & 2 only!), will ensure that each student will have done one presentation even if they have chosen to discontinue in year 10.

Geography

Humanities Homework Project:   Geography – a flavour of GCSE

Topic: Depth study of one African Country

What to do:

During your work in your study of The EconomIc World in Humanities, you are looking at the things that lead to differences between countries. You should now have a good understanding of the causes of these differences.

Your project is to carry out a detailed study of one African Country (excluding South Africa). The aim is to show as many aspects as possible about your country, but you must include detail about economic activities in the country.

Your work should focus on clear and interesting visuals, including maps, graphs, diagrams and images. lt can be presented as either:

  • A detailed (A2 sized) wall display
  • A report using A4 paper
  • A Powerpoint, Flash or Quicktime presentation
  • A mini-website (you should only choose this option if you are good at webpage layout - otherwise the visual quality of your work might not be that good).

You need to do the following things as you start your work:

  • Study the mind map plan that summarises differences between countries. Use this to guide you in what you need to find out about your chosen country.
  • You need to cover both physical and human features of the country, but you should go into more detail about the human features. Through your work, you should aim to show how your African country is poorer than other parts of the world.

 

  • Carry out preliminary research to find out which African country you are going to study. You need to make sure you are able to access enough information sources to complete your work well.
  • Think carefully about how you will present information to make your work both visually attractive and clear. You must present geographical information clearly. You must at least one graph, map and diagram yourself - you could use IT to create these.
  • If you have access to the internet, you should visit the Y9 Humsweb webpage which contains a lot of resources to help you with this work.
  • You should spend at least 2 hours a week on this project.

 

Schedule: Week

1 Research . Find as many information sources as you can on your chosen country covering as many of the key indicators as possible.

2 Plan your report and begin to present information. You have the following options about how much detail you aim to include, but you should aim to produce your best work:

3-5 Present your work using your chosen methods. Your work must include at least one hand drawn map at the start to locate your chosen country and to identify its main features.

6 Hand in

Your work on your country -

Must: Cover one physical aspect e.g. landscape or climate and two human aspects e.g. population and economic activity, of your country

Should: Cover 2 physical aspects - climate and landscape and 3 human - population, economic activity.

Advanced Option: Covera range of physical and human aspects of your chosen country. Use the additional resources on Humsweb to explain how history has worked to create poverty in your African country.

 

Assessment:

Your work will be peer assessed (judged by you and your classmates). Therefore, at the beginning of this project, you will agree three criteria that your work will be judged on.