The document provides a table of homework activities for students to choose from for each fortnight. It instructs students to complete two activities using one page each, doing their best work. The table lists various creative and research-based activities focused on sustainability, science, cultures and home responsibilities. Topics include reusing materials, plant and animal lifecycles, recipes and household tasks. Students are encouraged to be imaginative and learn through hands-on projects.

1. Senior Team Homework Term 1 & 2, 2014
Each fortnight:
 Complete TWO homework activities from the table below.
 Aim to use ONE page per activity. If you have photos, diagrams or graphs it make go
over 2 pages.
 Do your BEST work and remember book standards at all times.
 Remember to fill in your Reading Log and remember to participate in Mathletics

2. Identify 5 ways you may
re-use an empty tin can
Use your imagination and
write down 10 questions
you could ask an
earthworm.
Make a diagram of the
lifecycle of an insect of
your choice.
Design a T-shirt to promote
sustainability
Create an alphabet (A to
Z) key on an
environmental topic.
Design and decorate a
plain cloth bag to use as
your personal shopping
bag. Present your bag to
the class.
Create a photo journal of
some of the plants you
have in your garden.
Remember to label them
clearly. Can you find their
scientific name?
Help at home - Write a diary entry about
what you did when helping out in the
garden. What did you learn? What did you
see?
Write detailed step by step instructions for a
recipe, task or chore you do at home. You
may include pictures.
Pick any sustainable activity that you do not
currently do at home, e.g., Recycling, using
less water/power, using natural cleaning
products, growing a vegetable garden etc.
Write a detailed explanation about what
your family has done and how this activity
has changed your household.
Design a shield that shows who you are ethnic, cultural, taonga (treasures), Family,
hobbies, favourites
Your polar fleece jacket/sweatshirt was
made using 25 plastic bottles. Research and
write down the recycling code for plastics
and what type of plastics matches each
code.
Research and create a fact file about an
endangered NZ animal. You will need to
think about presentation and the facts you
choose. What are we doing to improve it’s
chance of survival, e.g., Maui’s Dolphin
Create a science themed
wordfind or crossword.
Remember to spell the words
correctly and use capital letters.
Interview your parents to find out
their responsibilities at
home/workplace.
What if Mrs Fowler refused to
come to school? List 3 possible
causes for this and 3 effects.
Find out the different cultures in
your class. Make a pictograph of
the results.
Make an advert promoting a
food that is popular in your
culture.
Make up a song or rap about
our theme ‘Our World, Your
Choice’.
Write a letter to parents to persuade them
not to drive their children to school.
Remember to use a range of persuasive
devices, e.g., exaggeration, direct voice
and statistics
You’re in charge of recycling for
5 days. Record using a tally
chart the types of materials you
place in the recycling bin. Could
you recycle more?
Create a miniature
scarecrow or smilecrow
using recyclable materials.
Take a photo of each
step and write a set of
instructions so others can
make one too.
Visit http://www.deaf.org.nz/nz-signlanguage and http://nzsl.tki.org.nz/Units/Unit
-1-HELLO-Hello and learn how to say your
name and simple greetings in sign so you
can teach others. Record what you have
learnt.
Visit http://wonderopolis.org/wo
nders/. Explore the site and
record a “Wonder” you have
had that you have found the
answer too. You may have
something you are wondering,
make sure you ask.
Write a poem to
encourage people to
recycle. Remember to
use similes, metaphors
and rhyme.
Visit The Virtual Rainforest at
https://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart/rainfore
st/index.html. Use a T-chart to compare the
differences between a Nicaraguan Boy and
your life in NZ. Draw a sketch of your
favourite animal, plant or insect from The
Virtual Rainforest.
Grow a bean plant from seed
and when it starts to grow
measure it every day. Record
with the date in your book. Plot
your results on a line graph.
What have you learnt?