Homework term 1 Week 10

Year 3 Homework Term 1, Week 10 2016

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Read for at least 15 minutes every night Do at least half ¾ of a page of “surprise writing” - Character: a cat, Location: the school, Object: a pen Make a 3-digit number using digit cards.  Write the number, then count by 2’s from this number.  Record the next 10 numbers in the sequence. Do you notice any patterns?	Write a recount of our Excursion to the Museum. What did you learn? Who would enjoy visiting the Museum? If you could change something about the Museum, what would it be and why? for an easy way to get to these links, visit our blog, http://stanthonysyear2.blogspot.com.au/

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How Has Exploration Changed Australia

This term, our unit of enquiry in Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) explores the question, How Has Exploration Changed Australia?

One question that Year 3 raised at the beginning of the unit was about how Aboriginal people already lived in Australia, and why Europeans thought it was okay for them to establish a colony on Aboriginal land.

This past week, we learnt more about this, and how it has influenced how we understand Aboriginal land rights today, by viewing this news story:

 

View the full story with transcript and other resources on the Behind the News page

Homework Term 1 Week 9

Please make sure that you...

• Read for at least 15 minutes every night
• Do at least half ¾ of a page of “surprise writing” - Character: a dog, Location: the park, Object: a torch
• Make a 2-digit number using digit cards. Write the number, then count by 2’s from this number. Record the next 5 numbers in the sequence. Do this at least 10 times.

Here's some more you can do...

• View the animation of the Last Supper

• Have a look through the convict database and see what types of crimes convicts were transported for.

Homework Term 1 Week 8

Please make sure that you...

• Read for at least 15 minutes every night
• Do at least half ¾ of a page of “surprise writing” - Character: a timer, Location: Hawaii, Object: a computer
• Make a 2-digit number using digit cards. Write the number, then count by 10’s from this number. Record the next 5 numbers in the sequence. Do this at least 10 times.

Here's some more you can do...

• View the video The Easter Story

• Using the skills you practised responding to Dead Insect, write a personal response to something that you have viewed (eg an artwork, a television program, a movie, etc.).

What do paper planes have to do with Maths?

This week, Year 3 are making and throwing paper planes - all for a mathematical purpose.  There is a lot of Maths that we can do with our paper planes.  Here are a few things we will be exploring:

Measurement
We are learning to accurately measure distances in centimetres and metres (and perhaps even millimetres!) using trundle wheels and tape measures.

Data
Our measurements will give us a great set of data to analyse, ask questions about and make comparisons with.

Number operations
Can we find the difference between two distances?  What would be the total distance flown by all the planes in our group?  What if the plane flew three times as far?  What if the plane flew a quarter of the distance?

Fractions and Decimals
If we only record the distance in metres, then we need to use decimals to show the distance accurately.

Here are some photos of some of the work that we've done this week:

Homework Term 1 Week 7

Please make sure that you...

• Read for at least 15 minutes every night
• Do at least half ¾ of a page of “surprise writing” - Character: a frog, Location: the river, Object: a trophy
• Make a 2-digit number using digit cards. Write the number, then count by 5’s from this number. Record the next 5 numbers in the sequence. Do this at least 10 times

Here's some more you can do...

• Try the Change Maker activity
• Imagine you are one of the disciples. Tell the story one of the days of Holy Week from their perspective