Afternoon work w.b. 01.06.20

1. Afternoon work
On the following slides are 5 activities for you to complete across the week.
Slide 2: Science Experiment
Slide 3-4: Mayan Project – What happened to the Mayas?
Slide 5-7: Mayan Project – What did the ancient Maya believe in?
Slide 8: Mayan Project – Front Cover
Slide 9: Art – Perspective Drawing

2. Science Experiment
Equipment:
• Plastic comb,
• Empty plate or dish,
• 2 tablespoons of salt,
• 1 teaspoon of pepper.
Instructions:
1. Place the salt into the empty plate/dish.
2. Add the pepper and gently shake so it mixes in a bit.
3. Take a clean plastic comb and run it through your hair a few times then position over the salt and pepper and see
what happens.
Hopefully, you should see the static electricity you get from running comb through your hair start to raise the pepper
as it’s lighter than the salt.
If you are stuck, click the link below (it’ll be in a button under the slideshow too), you’ll be able to see a YouTube
video of what the experiment should look like.
http://coolscienceexperimentshq.com/separate-salt-and-pepper/

3. What happened to the Mayas?
People often think that the Mayas only existed in the past. Today there are over seven million Maya people,
most of whom live in Central America and southern Mexico.
Click on the link below and explore the page.
All text from the website is copied and pasted on to the next slide in case you have limited access.
If you are able to access the website, there is also a video to watch and a slideshow to look through.
Can you create a fact page titled: What happened to the Mayas?

4. People often think that the Mayas only
existed in the past. Today there are over
seven million Maya people, most of whom
live in Central America and southern
Mexico.
Even though the Spanish conquest resulted
in centuries of cruelty towards the Maya
people, causing their population to
decline, many Maya people still maintain
some of their traditions. In fact, there are
currently 31 different Mayan languages
being spoken today.
However, these languages are becoming
endangered because
of discrimination. Sometimes people
won’t even be offered jobs if they speak a
Mayan language! To keep these languages
alive, some people write literature in
Mayan languages as well as Spanish, so
that their culture will not die out forever.
What happened to the Mayas?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zq6svcw/articles/zndq7p3

5. What did the ancient Maya believe in?
Religion was an integral part of the ancient Maya culture, intertwined with all other
aspects of society.
The Maya believed in and worshipped a number of different gods. They believed
that the gods had a good side and a bad side and that they could help or hurt them.
The Maya would dance, sing and sometimes make offerings of blood to the gods to
demonstrate their respect and loyalty.
Look at the different Maya Gods on the next slide. Your task is to create a fact file on
at least 2 of those Gods and then to create your own Maya God. For each God, you
should include a picture and some facts about them. Make sure your information is
clear and accurate and the pictures are bright and colourful.
e.g.
Create this fact file as your next page in your Maya project book – whether that be in
the back of your English book or in the separate book you made.

6. One of the creator gods.
Inventor of writing.
Patron of learning.
Portrayed in human form as
an old man with no teeth
and a large nose.
Itzamna
Wife of Itzamna.
Goddess of childbirth, healing, weaving and
the Moon.
Portrayed in human form wearing a
headdress of snakes entangled in her hair,
and toes and fingers that looked like jaguar
claws.
Capable of causing floods and destruction.
The mother of many gods.
Ix Chel
From his head sprouted an ear of
maize.
Was important because the diet of the
Maya was 80% maize and they relied
on the harvest being successful.
Also important because humans were
created from maize dough by the gods.
Maize God

7. To represent a
battle between
the gods.
Brought the rain needed to make
crops grow.
Created storms, thunder and
lightning.
Caused wars and human sacrifice.
Portrayed as a human with a
curling snout and reptile fangs.
Chac
Death god.
Portrayed as a human with a
skeletal nose, jaw and spine
along with a body covered in
hideous spots.
Kimi Extra Fact: Religious Rituals
The Maya people performed many different
religious rituals. These rituals were often
performed during festivals or special
ceremonies and they were a way of appealing
to the gods.
Here are some rituals and their purposes:
Blood letting. To nourish the
gods.
Playing a
ball game.
Priests
wearing
masks and
costumes.
To scare away
demons.

8. Mayan Project – Front Cover
Now that you’ve learnt lots about the Ancient Maya, can you create the front page
for the project?
If you remember, we asked you to leave a blank page at the start of your Maya work
– create your front page on that page.
A big, bold title is always important and you could use a range of drawings and facts
that you have learnt.
EXTRA: once you have finished your front cover, you could create a contents page on
the back of it.

9. Art – Perspective Drawing
Earlier on during lockdown, one of your art sessions used perspective with ‘imposing buildings’.
Today, we would like you to learn some more about perspective drawing and draw some of the
houses on your street.
Follow the link below to watch Kirsten O’Brien drawing the view from her bedroom window. (Don’t
worry about painting if you do not have paint at home, focus on the sketching.)
If you are not feeling the perspective
drawing today, click on the second link
below which should take you to a list of
BBC Bitesize art lesson videos and take a
pick.