Homework

1. Due Friday 25th May 2012 T2W5
Current What is happening around us?
Events Sharks
Watch this short video titled Sharks and answer the following questions
(The short video is also on the blog. Let me know if you can’t view it at
home and I will let you watch it during the week at school).
Shark science
1. What was the main point of the BtN story?
2. What did researchers discover about a shark’s sight?
3. How does the discovery relate to the colour of a wet suit?
4. A sharks hearing is most sensitive in the
a. Higher frequencies
b. Lower frequencies
c. Both high and low frequencies
5. How could sound be used as a repellent?
6. How did the Bamboo sharks react to electricity?
7. What do researchers say is the key to an effective shark repellent?
8. Experts say that the chances of getting taken by a shark are ____________
_______________.
9. What are some common myths about sharks? How do you think these
myths are made?
10. What three facts did you learn watching the BtN story?
Colossal
Find the definition. Write a sentence for each meaning, and use it 3
times during the week. How many synonyms can you find?
Mathematics Position
1. Complete the set activities on Study Ladder. Some of you may
need to see me for your password.
2.Maths activities will be set for your text book on Monday.
Quote of the “Promise me you will always remember – You are braver than you
Week

2. believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think”
1.Who said it?
2.What do you think this person meant?
Minamurra Minnamurra
Over the next two weeks prepare a report
on our excursion to Minimurra.
Include the following –
A personal recount of the days
events.
A fact file of information on the local flore and fauna.
Interesting facts and figures.
Include photographs if you are able to take some.
Some of these reports will be showcased at our primary
assebly on the 28th May.