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Year 7 Super Curriculum Subjects

Art 

Read

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  1. Read ‘The Illustrated Story of Art’ published by DK
  2. Read ‘Tell me a picture’ by Quentin Blake
  3. Read Google Cultural Institute Art Project website here. This is an ongoing project where you will be able to see every piece of art work in the world.
  4. Read ‘SPLAT! The Most Exciting Artists of all Time’ by Mary Richards
  5. Read ‘Student Handbook for Art and Design’ by Richard Hickman
  6. Read ‘Draw like an Artist’ by Patricia Geis
  7. Read ‘Nature Art’ published by Frances Lincoln

Write

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  1. Choose a piece of art that inspires you. TASK OUTCOME: write 300 words to explain why you are inspired by it.
  2. Research the life and times of an artist we have studied in class. TASK OUTCOME: present your research in an interesting way including at least 300 words of your own about what you have found out.
  3. TASK OUTCOME: produce a piece of writing that describes a landscape painting. Try to include sounds, smells, tastes and the tactile and kinaesthetic properties of the landscape. There is a useful link to help you here.
  4. Inspired by the letters of Van Gogh (see here) TASK OUTCOME: write a letter to a friend or family member which tells them about your art work.
  5. Make a sketch of some of your paintings TASK OUTCOME: share your ideas about your own work and the artists that have inspired you

Listen

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  1. Listen to one of the MoMA Teen podcasts here. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a summary of what you have heard. Include what was most memorable and most surprising as well as the key points made in the podcast. Also include how what you have heard might influence your approach to art going forward. You should write about 300 words.
  2. Listen to at least 3 from the selection of Royal Academy podcast. TASK OUTCOME: for each one of at least 3, hand write a summary of what you have heard. Include what was most memorable and most surprising as well as the key points made in the podcast. Also include how what you have heard might influence your approach to art going forward. You should write about 300 words in total for all 3 (or more that you have listened to).

Watch

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  1. Grayson’s Art Club available via Channel 4. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a summary of what you have heard. Include what was most memorable and most surprising as well as the key points made in the programme. Also include how what ideas from the programme might influence your approach to art going forward. You should write about 300 words.
  2. Watch at least 2 of the ‘What do Artists do all day?’ art documentaries here. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a summary of what you have heard. Include what was most memorable and most surprising as well as the key points made in the programme. Also include how what ideas from the programme might influence your approach to art going forward. You should write about 300 words.

Create

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  1. Make your own sketch book using many different kinds of paper. Watch the online tutorial here for an explanation on how to do this. TASK OUTCOME: photograph your hand-made sketch book and file the photographs as evidence on UNIFROG.
  2. Choose a theme – it could be urban architecture/Nature/Animals/portraits etc and use this theme to guide your choice of topic for your images – they all need to be based on the same theme. TASK OUTCOME: Take a different photograph every day for 30 days based on your chosen topic/theme.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit Tate Britain or Tate Modern to give you an insight into the history of British art and current ideas and trends.
  2. Visit The National Gallery in London
  3. Visit Kew Gardens, London
  4. Visit St. Albans Museum
  5. Visit Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire

Computer Science

Read

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  1. Read ‘Computational fairy tales’ by Jeremy Kubica
  2. Read ‘Coding Club Python Basics Level 1’
  3. Read ‘Coding Club Python Basics Level 2’
  4. Read ‘Coding Club Python Basics Level 3’

Write

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  1. Keep a diary for a week recording how often you use technology – phone/device etc. Analyse whether you really NEED to use so much tech – how might you cut down? TASK OUTCOME: Hand write your results and your reflections on your findings.
  2. What happens next? TASK OUTCOME: Hand write two paragraphs at least on how you think phones will be different in 5 years time – what more could they do for us?

Listen

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  1. Listen to the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Computing Britain’ episode 4 of 12 ‘connected thinking’ in which mathematician Hannah Fry presents the story of packet switching, how computers learned to talk to each other (15 mins). TASK OUTCOME: Handwrite a summary of what you have learnt, 150 words.
  2. Listen to the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Computing Britain’ episode 10 of 12 ‘Mobile Revolution’ in which mathematician Hannah Fry tells the story of how a British company, ARM developed tiny hyper-intelligent silicon chips that are cheap, heat efficient and drove the smart phone revolution (15 mins). TASK OUTCOME: Write a summary of what you have learnt, 150 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch this Youtube video:’ What are computers? Let’s learn the basics of computers’. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a summary of what you have learnt, 150 words.
  2. Watch this TED talk: How computer memory works by Kanawat Senanan.TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a summary of what you have learnt, 150 words.

Create

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  1. Select an Hour of Code activity to suit your current coding ability. TASK OUTCOME: Take screen shots of your work.
  2. Design a futuristic classroom using as much tech as possible – would you even need a teacher? Label everything in your design. TASK OUTCOME: Take a clear photograph of your work showing the labels clearly and upload this.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit Bletchley Park.
  2. Visit the National Museum of Computing.

Design & Technology

Read

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  1. Read ‘Human 2.0’ by Patrick Kane and Samuel Rodriguez. It is about pioneering technological breakthroughs that have changed lives.
  2. Read ‘Life in the past: Victorian Homes’ by Mandy Ross.
  3. Read ‘The Usborne Book of Inventors: from DaVinci to Biro by Struan Reid’.
  4. Read a celebrity chef’s cookery book or website.
  5. Read a range of recipes on the Good Food website. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write your reflections on the recipes – what do they have in common?/how are they different? Choose 3 that have a similar method and write about what makes them different – which one do you prefer? (150-300 words).
  6. Read the ‘Food a fact of life’ website.

Write

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  1. TASK OUTCOME: Write a healthy meal plan for a celebration.
  2. Research furniture design and write about a furniture design that you like – what do you like about it? Why is it unique? Where do you think the design ideas have come from – can you see links to other products? TASK OUTCOME: Respond to the questions about your chosen designer, 150 – 300 words.

Listen

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  1. Listen to the director’s commentary from a film like Harry Potter/Star wars/a Marvel Film to hear how they created the amazing effects from the film. TASK OUTCOME: Write a summary of what you have learnt, 150 words.
  2. Listen to a podcast from a famous designer or maker. TASK OUTCOME: Write a review of the podcast, 200 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch a ‘how it’s made’ video on Youtube. TASK OUTCOME: make a storyboard to explain what you have learnt.
  2. Watch a cooking tutorial online. TASK OUTCOME: storyboard your own cooking tutorial on how to make a simple meal.

Create

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  1. Design the ultimate Halloween costume – think about practical considerations, but also be as imaginative as you can. TASK OUTCOME: Label your design identifying the different materials used.
  2. Create a 3D model of a house you would like to live in – be as imaginative as you can. TASK OUTCOME: label your design identifying the different materials used and photograph it from different angles.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit a local farmers market and a supermarket. Reflect on the following: how are prices and products different to what you find in a supermarket? Why do you think there is a difference? How was the atmosphere different to going into a supermarket? What did you like/dislike about the market?
  2. Visit the Design Museum, London.

Drama

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  1. Read the play script version Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling.
  2. Read the play script version of ‘Matilda the Musical’ (available online).

Write

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  1. TASK OUTCOME: write a monologue based on a character you have encountered either in your Drama lessons or your English lessons.
  2. TASK OUTCOME: create a ‘how to act convincingly’ leaflet with clear tips for budding actors.

Listen

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  1. Listen to an audio version of ‘A Christmas Carol’. How is this experience different to reading the book or watching the film? TASK OUTCOME: hand write 150 words.
  2. Listen to a song you like and plan how it might be used for the opening of a stage play – use the lyrics to help form what the play may be about. TASK OUTCOME: hand write an explanation of how the song you like might be used successfully. 150 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch a film (not animation). TASK OUTCOME: evaluate the performance of the lead actors. Be honest and constructive in your review, 150 words.
  2. Watch one of the ‘Drama KS3‘ videos relevant to what you have been studying in drama. TASK OUTCOME: explain what you have learnt from it, 150 words.

Create

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  1. TASK OUTCOME: create a script including stage directions for the opening page of the novel you are reading, 300 words.
  2. TASK OUTCOME: design the costumes for at least 3 characters from a play you like/have studied.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Go to a local production either at OVO (outdoor theatre) or Abbey Theatre.
  2. Visit the Globe Theatre in London.

English

Read

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  1. Read a modern day version of ‘Beowolf’.
  2. Read a book from the current Carnegie Shortlist.
  3. Take part in two Verulam school reading challenges during the year. TASK OUTCOME: photograph your completion certificates.

Write

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  1. Write a poem about something linked to the environment. TASK OUTCOME: save your poem to your UNIFROG file as evidence.
  2. TASK OUTCOME: write a clear explanation of what makes a good story in your opinion. 150 words.

Listen

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  1. Listen to one of the Guardian Children’s book podcasts. TASK OUTCOME: write 150 word summary of the podcasts you have listened to.
  2. Listen to an audio book – how is this experience different to reading the book yourself? TASK OUTCOME: respond to the question in 150 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch Neil Gaiman – what do you think makes him a good public speaker? TASK OUTCOME: respond to the question in 150 words.
  2. Watch a youtube teen book club such as ‘Must Read Mondays’. TASK OUTCOME: write a review of what you have read – what did you enjoy/not enjoy? 150 words.

Create

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  1. Create a 3D model of the Globe theatre. TASK OUTCOME: photograph your model from at least 3 different angles and save these photographs in your UNIFROG file.
  2. Create a literary timeline of your life – add to it books that you really liked at different stages of your life – ask family members which books you liked as a baby and work up from there! TASK OUTCOME: save your literary time line or a photograph of it, and add this to your UNIFROG file.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit your local library and see what it has to offer!
  2. Visit your school library and become a volunteer for a term.

French

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  1. Read in French a well known fairytale.
  2. Spend 30 minutes on BBC Bitesize French TASK OUTCOME: in English explain what you have learnt.

Write

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  1. Keep a diary for a weekend – written in French. TASK OUTCOME: write at least 150 words in French for your diary entries.
  2. Write a short story in French. TASK OUTCOME: write your story in about 300 words in French.

Listen

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  1. Turn the language on your phone to French for a whole day and read/listen to everything on your phone in French. Reflect on how you found this experience – did it get easier during the day? TASK OUTCOME: write about your experience – about 150 words in English.
  2. Listen to French music – 3 different songs. How are these songs similar/different to music in English? TASK OUTCOME: write your thoughts in 150 words in English.

Watch

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  1. Listen to this French listening practice to improve your skills. TASK OUTCOME: explain how your practice is improving your skills. 100 words in English.
  2. Watch this traditional tale in French. TASK OUTCOME: create a storyboard with captions in English to explain what happens.

Create

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Research a French speaking country. TASK OUTCOME: make a poster to encourage tourists to visit the country you have researched.
  2. Create a birthday card in French. TASK OUTCOME: photograph your card.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Explore a French town (not a city) using online sources. TASK OUTCOME: create a fact file for the town you have chosen – for extra challenge, write your fact file in French!
  2. Vist the Institut-francais website. TASK OUTCOME: explore French culture and explain something you learn from the website in 200 words hand written in English.

Geography

Read

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  1. ‘Mapping Britain’s Landscapes, Rivers’ by Barbara Taylor.
  2. Read ‘Horrible Geography: Perishing Poles’ (2002).
  3. ‘Glaciers and Glaciation’ 2nd Edition by Douglas Benn.
  4. Read ‘Horrible Geography: London’.
  5. Read ‘Horrible Geography: Raging Rivers’.

Write

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  1. Imagine you have a friend visiting your home town/city. TASK OUTCOME: make an itinerary for their visit aimed as showing them all of places of interest from a geographical point of view. Think about land features and urban features of interest.
  2. Imagine you live in an area affected by flooding. TASK OUTCOME: write a letter to suggest ways to avoid flooding in the future – what steps might a community take to avoid this?

Listen

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  1. Listen to BBC4 ‘Tracking the Planet’ TASK OUTCOME: bullet point the key points you pick up from listening to this.
  2. Listen to the BBC world service The Compass: A Tale of Two Rivers: Kuala Lumpur. TASK OUTCOME: summarise in 150-200 words what you learn from this.

Watch

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  1. Watch one of the BBC Antartica wildlife programmes. TASK OUTCOME: write a review of what we can learn from it. 200 words.
  2. Watch the BBC Wild UK series: Rivers. TASK OUTCOME: write a review of what we can learn from it. 200 words.

Create

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  1. Create a junk model of the Thames Barrier – first you will need to research what it is and how it works. TASK OUTCOME: take photographs of your model from at least 3 different angles and save them in your UNIFROG file.
  2. How do plants adapt to living in deserts/rainforests/polar regions? What features do they have to ensure their success? TASK OUTCOME: choose 3 plants and label and annotate their features that help them survive on a clear hand drawn diagram.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit the ‘Scott Polar Research Institute’ at the University of Cambridge to find out more about the continent.
  2. Visit the Royal Observatory in Greenwich to explore the home of the historic Prime Meridian.

History

Read

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  1. ‘Medieval Lives’ by Terry Jones.
  2. Read ‘The time traveller’s guide to Medieval England’ by Ian Mortimer.
  3. Read ‘A Brief History of Life in the Middle Ages’ by Martyn Whittock.

Write

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  1. Research the Magna Carta and explain why it is important. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a 20o word explanation of why it is important.
  2. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a one page biography (at least 150 words) of an important medieval figure include an explanation of why you have chosen this person.

Listen

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  1. Listen to BBC Sounds The Battle of Hastings. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a 150 word review of this programme.: The Battle of Hastings. 
  2. Listen to BBC Sounds The Stone Age. TASK OUTCOME: choose one thing you learn from listening to this and explain how it links to society today 150 words: The Stone Age.

Watch

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  1. 1066 – a year to conquer England – BBC Teach series on the Normans. TASK OUTCOME: explain 3 things you have learnt from watching this, 150 words.
  2. Watch ‘worst jobs in history‘. Rank order the jobs in this programme from the one you would be prepared to do to the one you really would not want to do!! TASK OUTCOME: using your rank order, explain why you would not want to do the worst 3 jobs and which of the top 3 you might enjoy doing, 150 words.

Create

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  1. Create a model of a battle formation you have learnt about. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of your creation.
  2. Create a design for your own battle emblem – design it to have personal meaning for you and your family. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of your battle emblem and save it to your UNIFROG file.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

Mathematics

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  1. Read ‘Can you solve my problems?’ by Alex Bellos.
  2. Read ‘The number devil’ by Hans Magnus Exenberger.
  3. Read ‘Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles’ by Martin Gardner.
  4. Read ‘Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities’ by Ian Stewart.
  5. Read ‘The Penguin book of curious and interesting puzzles’ by David Wells.

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  1. Complete one of these Sudoku puzzles every day for two weeks! TASK OUTCOME: upload pictures of the completed puzzles.
  2. Pythagoras’ maths: Find out about his contribution to modern maths.TASK OUTCOME: hand write your findings (200 words).

Listen

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  • Listen to Simon Singh’s Numbers – 5 BBC Radio 4 podcasts on numbers. TASK OUTCOME: explain what you liked/didn’t like about this podcast and what you have learnt. 150 words.
  • Listen to ‘A brief history of maths’ – a series of 10 podcasts by Marcus du Sautoy. TASK OUTCOME: based on what you learn, create a maths timeline. Take a photograph of your work.

Watch

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Create

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  • Create patterns using the ‘Snowflake Seashell Star’ colouring books by Alex Bellos and Edmund Harriss. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of your work.
  • Create your own board game that has a mathematical aspect to it. Think about games such as Ludo/Snakes and Ladders and Monopoly for example. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of your work and write a list of key instructions required to play the game.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  • Visit the Cambridge Science Centre.
  • Visit the Cambridge University NRICH website and do some problem solving! TASK OUTCOME: take screen shots of your solved puzzles.

Music

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Read Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets’: A guide to the classics fm website
  2. Read ‘The History of the Blues: The Roots, the music, the people’ by Francis Davis
  3. Read ‘Music Technology from Scratch – a beginner’s guide to recording, mixing and mastering music.’ By Mortimer Rhind-Tutt

Write

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  1. Listen to an album of your choice. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a 150 word review.
  2. Write a holiday music playlist of at least 20 pieces of music. Explain your choices an the order of the list. TASK OUTCOME: write 150 words plus the list including the title of the music and the artist/group performing it.

Listen

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  1. Listen to some Jazz music. What did you like/dislike about it? TASK OUTCOME: respond to the questions being as specific as you can. (150 words).
  2. Listen to some Blues music. What did you like/dislike about it? TASK OUTCOME: respond to the questions being as specific as you can. (150 words).

Watch

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  1. Watch a musical either live, on television or online. TASK OUTCOME: write a review of the performance. (150 words).
  2. Watch a classical music concert. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a review of the performance. (150 words).

Create

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Find examples of riffs in pop and rock music an challenge yourself to play them on a keyboard, guitar or bass. TASK OUTCOME: record your performance and save this as your evidence for this task.
  2. Compose a 2 minute piece of music to represent an animal of your choice. TASK OUTCOME: hand write your explanation of how your music links to the animal in 100 words.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Go and see music performed live if you can or watch a streamed musical performance of your choice.
  2. Visit the St Albans Organ Theatre. 

Physical Education

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Read a sporting biography of a sports person you admire.
  2. Read a news article about a sporting event that has happened in the last month.
  3. Read an interview with a sports player written in the last 6 months. What have you learnt about this person?
  4. Read the official website of a sport you have never played before. What have you learnt from the website?

Write

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  1. Keep an ‘active diary’ log all the sport/activity that you do over one month – challenge your self to achieve new goals. TASK OUTCOME: photograph or upload a copy of your diary to your UNIFROG file.
  2. TASK OUTCOME: hand write an article for a magazine (300 words) about a sport you think others might be interested in reading about – include your own photos if you can but get permission if other people appear in your photos.

Listen

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  1. Listen to at least 30 minutes of a sports commentary on the radio – how is this different to watching sport? TASK OUTCOME: explain what you liked/did not like about just listening to the commentary rather than watching the sport. 100 words.
  2. Listen to a podcast about the progress of a team you admire. TASK OUTCOME: explain what you learn about being part of a successful team. 100 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch a sporting event on television of a sport you don’t know much about – write a reflection of it – does it look like something you would like to do? What might stop you taking part? TASK OUTCOME: hand write your thoughts in at least 100 words.
  2. Research a sports personality you admire – watch a podcast about them/videos of their best sporting moments. TASK OUTCOME: write an explanation of what you particularly admire about your chosen sports personality. 100 words.

Create

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  1. Become an active member of a Verulam sports extra curricular club – attend regularly for at least 6 weeks. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a review of your activity to explain why you enjoy the sport and to encourage others to join. 100 words.
  2. Design a new, modern kit for your favourite team. TASK OUTCOME: Take a photograph/screen shot of your work as evidence.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Go to a league or cup match of a professional or semi-professional game in any sport.
  2. Visit the science museum or an alternative with a sporting exhibition.

Religious Studies

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder. Sophie’s World is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked “Who are you?” in a letter from an unknown philosopher.
  2. Wonder by R J Palacio. Prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Written from the perspective of different characters, this book portrays a community as it struggles with differences, and challenges readers to wonder about the true nature of empathy, compassion, acceptance, friendship, and – ultimately – kindness.
  3. Think by Simon Blackburn. This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them. It begins with a convincing case for the study of philosophy and goes on to give the reader a sense of how the great historical figures such as Descartes, Hume, Kant, and Wittgenstein have approached its central themes.

Write

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  1. Is it possible to ‘live a good life’ in today’s society? TASK OUTOCME: hand write 300 words to answer this question – think about how you might define what is meant by ‘a good life’ first.
  2. If you had to get rid of one species of animal, how would you justify your choice of which one has to go? TASK OUTCOME: hand write 300 words to explain your ethical choice.

Listen

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  1. Listen (and watch) this inspirational account of a Christian woman who risked her life to hide and protect Jewish people in Nazi Germany during the Second World War. TASK OUTCOME: come up with 3 interview questions people might like to ask her if they had a chance and using your knowledge of her from this film, write what you think might be her answers to the questions.
  2. Listen to one of these philosophy lectures. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a review of it. 150 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch this introduction to the world’s five main religions. TASK OUTCOME: hand write your ideas about what the key similarities and differences are between them. 200 words.
  2. Watch Songs of Praise on television. How does the service link to everyday life and community? TASK OUTCOME: hand write your response in 150 words.

Create

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  1. What would make a calm prayer room for all religions to share? Design and label a room that you think would be perfect for this purpose. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph to clearly show all the details of your room – use more than one photograph if it helps.
  2. Visit Oxplore.  TASK OUTCOME: create a poster illustrating your thoughts on a topic of interest to you from this site and save it as evidence of completion of this task.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Take a tour of St Albans Abbey and create your own leaflet encouraging people to visit. TASK OUTCOME: Save your leaflet to your UNIFROG file.
  2. Visit the BBC iWonder website and explore a synagogue.  TASK OUTCOME: hand write your own visitor’s guide. 150 words.

Science

Read

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  1. Read The New Scientist: ‘Why don’t Penguin’s feet freeze?’
  2. Read ‘Women in science: 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world’ by Rachel Ignotofsky
  3. Read ‘100 things to know about space’ by Alex Frith Alice James and Jerome Martin
  4. Read ‘Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never Ending Search for a Cure’ by Jim Murphy and Alison Blank
  5. Read ‘Big Questions from Little People…’ and ‘Simple Answers from Great Minds’ by Gemma Elwin Harris

Write

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  1. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a news report of what you think is the most interesting scientific discovery/development of the last 5 years.
  2. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a plan and the opening 300 words of a science-based story you have made up (don’t copy another book/film – come up with something original).

Listen

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  1. Listen to a Science podcast. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a review of it. 150 words
  2. Spend 30 minutes in your garden or a park and list all the sounds you hear – Highlight animal sounds in one colour and man-made sounds in a different colour – which is more predominant? What  does this suggest about the location where you are? TASK OUTCOME: hand write 100 words to explain your findings – include your colour coded list of sounds as part of your evidence for this task.
  3. Listen to BBC podcasts exploring curious questions from the audience. TASK OUTCOME: explain something you learn from the episode you have watched. 150 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch one of the science and nature documentaries on iplayer. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a review of it. 150 words.
  2. Watch the evening news – how do the topics discussed relate to science? TASK OUTCOME: Choose 3 topics from the news and write about how science is involved in the topics. 150 words.

Create

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  1. Create a science-based infographic on a topic of your choice. See examples on the link. TASK OUTCOME: save your infographic to your UNIFROG file.
  2. Make a solar system model from everyday junk re-purposed. TASK OUTCOME: take some photographs of your model and save them to your UNIFROG file.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit the Science Museum.
  2. Visit the Royal Observatory in Greenwich

Spanish

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below and hand write a 150 word review of it/them. Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. ¿Qué tal? Get hold of a copy of this magazine and have a go at reading it. Explain what you have read (in English) 100 words.
  2. Read one of these articles.

Write

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  1. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a description of your form room – in Spanish.
  2. TASK OUTCOME: hand write an account of a sporting event – in Spanish.

Listen

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  1. Listen to BBC Bitesize to help with your grammar and pronunciation. TASK OUTCOME: Explain how this has helped you. 100 words in English.
  2. Listen to some Spanish music – what do you like/dislike about it? TASK OUTCOME:  respond to the question and explain what you have listened to as well. 100 words in English.

Watch

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  1. Watch an animation with Spanish sub-titles – can you follow what’s going on? TASK OUTCOME: hand write about your experience and explain what you watched. 150 words in English.
  2. Watch 3 Spanish television advertisements. How are they different to adverts in the UK? TASK OUTCOME: hand write your response and explain your ideas. 100 words in English.

Create

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  1. Create a story board of at least 6 frames to advertise a toy or game of your choice in Spanish. TASK OUTCOME: save your storyboard or a photograph of it to your UNIFROG file.
  2. Create a welcome postcard in Spanish for someone joining Year 7 at Verulam from Spain – what would they need to know? Can you write it in Spanish? TASK OUTCOME: save a copy of your work in your UNIFROG file as evidence for this task.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit Tate Modern gallery and look out for Spanish artworks – choose 3 you like. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of each of your chosen 3 and hand write an explanation as to why you like each one. 150 words in English.
  2. Go onto Google Maps and explore a Spanish town or village of your choice. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a leaflet to advertise the place you have researched to encourage tourism. Include images in your leaflet.

Wellbeing

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. ‘Breathe Out: A creative guide to happiness for Teen Minds by MIND and Celeste Wallaert.
  2. ‘Happy Confident Me life skills journal: developing children’s self esteem, optimism, resilience & mindfulness by Linda Papadopoulos, Nadim Saad et al.

Write

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  1. Write a letter to a friend, telling them about things that have been going well for you recently. Could you include some photos or draw a picture for them? TASK OUTCOME: Get a parent/carer to write you a note to confirm you have done this. Take a picture of the signed note and add it to your evidence on UNIFROG.
  2. Make a list of at least 5 great qualities you have. Keep you list somewhere safe so you can look at it when you feel less positive. Also make a list of at least 5 great qualities a parent/care giver has and give them their list! TASK OUTCOME: save a copy of your lists in your UNIFROG file.

Listen

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  1. Tedtalk: A roadmap for young change-makers by Melati Wijsen. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a summary of this talk, 150 words.
  2. The teen life coach podcasts: Sami Halvorsen. Episode 252: Feelings to stay away from. TASK OUTCOME: hand write a summary of this podcast, 150 word

Watch

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  1. Watch the clouds and nothing else uninterrupted for 15 minutes. Do they make patterns/shapes? Is there a story in the clouds? Let you imagination explore the clouds. Can you identify the different types of clouds? TASK OUTCOME: hand write a response to the prompt questions and add any other thoughts you had whilst watching the clouds, 100 words.
  2. Watch the stars on a clear night – spend at least 15 minutes star gazing- can you identify them? TASK OUTCOME: hand write some reflections on how this activity makes you feel. 100 words.

Create

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  1. Create a ‘fab file’ in it store photos/certificates, cards from people you care about – anything you are proud of or that makes you feel good about yourself. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of your file and save the photograph in your UNIFROG file.
  2. Create a record of your well-being each day for a month. For each day use a colour key code to identify different moods you can identify in yourself and colour each day in sections: morning/afternoon/evening etc according to how you have felt during the day. Are there patterns? What might you be able to change to improve how you are feeling? TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of your colour coded month and save it as evidence in your UNIFROG file.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Go on a ‘senses walk’ walk somewhere familiar BUT think about the five senses and think about what you are experiencing. Walk for about 15 minutes. When you get home, list what you have experienced.
  2. Visit a park and make sure that you walk for at least half an hour.
 

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