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Homeschool Week 4 - November 1st - 5th

 Monday, November 1st, 2021







Before there was Coronavirus, there was......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myw23rX5mVo


Are there any similarities to coronavirus?


Find and write the meanings of the words below: 

evade
escalate
expel
excavate

Fill in the blank spelling (Share screen if necessary)


Comparison of Adjectives

What are the rules when comparing adjectives?

1. The Nile is one of the ____________________ rivers in the world (LONG).

2. This is the____________________ book I have ever read. (INTERESTING)

3. A spider is sometimes ____________________ than a large snake. (FRIGHTENING)

4. Mr Harper is the_________________________ teacher in the whole school. He is even __________________ than my French teacher (BORING)

5. A bike path is usually _________________________ than the lane of a road. (NARROW)

6. People say women are _________________________ than men. (POLITE)

7. A computer is much _________________________ than a pocket calculator. (EXPENSIVE) 

8. My sister is not as ____________________ as her friend. (TALL)

9. Snowboarding is __________________________ than skiing (EXCITING).

10. Children usually have ____________________ money to spend than teenagers. (LITTLE)







Watch: One of the world's largest boys



Obesity has been identified as a social problem in most of our public schools. Many prominent persons have agreed and steps have been taken, with little success, to reduce and further erase this unwanted guest from our society. 
 Obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake, through food and drink, and energy expenditure in the form of irregular sustainable physical exercises. In other words, where energy intake exceeds energy expenditure over a sustained period of time, people (adults and children) will become overweight and obese.

 Some of the causes of obesity are: regular intake of foods with a high fat content; large consumption of sugary sodas or drinks; high usage of salty preserved snacks and other “junky” foods ; lack of sustained physical exercise.
 Pupils are now less mobile than before because technology has brought knowledge and other activities closer to the students. This has erased the need for them to travel to the libraries or on field trips to do research and collect data. Additionally, gaming activities can be had at one stop - the internet. This results in them doing less physical activity.

1. According to the passage, how is obesity identified? 


 2. How is the use of technology helping to cause obesity? 

 
3. According to the passage, the eating of what type of food causes obesity? 


 4. From the information given in the passage, name the technology responsible for bringing knowledge closer to the students. 


 5. What is the meaning of the word ‘erase’ as used in line 2 of the passage? 


 6. Which word in the passage may be replaced by the word ‘surpasses’?


7. Use the information given in the passage to state how obesity occurs. 


 8. What part of speech is the word ‘field’ as used in line 11 of the passage?

Homework

Complete the exercise below. Then, take a screengrab of your score and post it in the Hangouts Chat. 



























Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021



Activity 1: Frigate Bird Comprehension Homework



********New Topic*******




Write this:




I buy my laptop for $400. I sell it for $350. 
a Calculate my loss. 
b. Calculate the loss percent. 

Loss = $ 400 - $350
= $50

Loss Percent =

50/ 400       x     100/1 
= 12.5 %




Find the profit or Loss per cent when: 

(a) Cost Price = $ 500 and Selling Price = $ 400 


(b) Cost Price = $ 250 and Selling Price = $ 300



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(c) Cost Price = $ 300 and Profit = $ 75


(b) Cost Price = $ 720 and Loss = $ 63


(e) Selling Price =$ 1518 and Loss = $ 132 


(f) Selling price = $ 540 and Profit = $ 60








Profit & Loss Percent




Karolina bought a car for £2000 and later sold it for £1800.
What percentage loss did Karolina make?


Azad bought a tablet for £7500 and later sold it for £9000.
What percentage profit did Azad make?


Kairo bought a truck for £2500 and later sold it for £2250.
What percentage loss did Kairo make?



Luke bought a card collection for £1500 and later sold it for £1650.
What percentage profit did Luke make?


Sheldon purchased a game for £4000 and later sold it for £4500.
What percentage profit did Sheldon make?


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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021




Activity 1: Video Comprehension



Comparison of Adjectives

Composition

Elements of a Perfect Narrative

  • Setting - Where is your story set? 
    • Highlight all the senses (What does it sound like/ look like/ smell like/ feel like?)

  • Characters - Who is your story about? What do they look like? How do they behave?

  • Conflict - What goes wrong? How do your characters react?

  • Solution- How is the problem solved? How do your characters feel?
Write an interesting narrative based on the picture below. 




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Mathematics
Profit & Loss Review



Thursday, November 4th, 2021



Secretive and expert at hiding, spotted salamanders live in forests throughout much of the eastern United States and Canada.

Though these bluish-black salamanders are large—about seven inches (18 centimeters) long—and distinctly marked with bright yellow or orange spots, they're still not easy to find. They're active only at night. During the day they stay quietly hidden under rocks, leaf debris, and logs. They also use other animals' burrows as their daytime hideouts.


Spotted salamanders' favorite habitat is forests near rivers and streams. When it's the salamander looking for a tasty meal, it goes after such prey as insects, worms, slugs, spiders, and millipedes.

It takes from 20 to 60 days for spotted salamander eggs to hatch. Like the tadpole stage of a frog, the salamander also starts out in a larval stage. It must be in water to survive until it develops into the adult salamander form, which takes from 60 to 90 days. Young salamanders eat the larvae of such insects as beetles and mosquitoes that share the water, as well as small animals they find around the edges of their pond.

Spotted salamanders produce a nasty-tasting toxin in glands on their backs and tails to deter predators.


1. What word from paragraph 2 tells us that the salamander's spots stand out?


2. Give evidence to show that the salamander is nocturnal. (Hint: look up the meaning of nocturnal if you need to!)

3. Name 3 animals upon which the salamander preys. 

4. Explain the similarity between a frog and a salamnder. 

5. How does the salamander defend itself? 

Find synonyms for these words from the passage. 

    6. deter

    7. expert

    8. toxin


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Your task:

There are many inventions that were created by black men and black women.
Research any one invention that was created by a black creator. 


Your writing must include:

-The person's name and background
- What inspired the invention
-What does it do?
-How does it work?
-How has it changed over the years?
-Add any additional information

You will present your work on Friday. Have pictures ready to enhance your presentation!



Friday, November 5th, 2021


Activity 1: Homework Presentations


Activity 2: A Trip to Space (Answer the multiple-choice as well as the questions underneath)




Activity 3: Preparing an Argument 

Topic: Online Learning- The Advantages & Disadvantages


Your writing should include:

- An explanation of what is online learning
- An explanation of why online learning is done
- 2/3 advantages with examples
-2/3 disadvantages with examples



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Mathematics Warm-up: 



HOMEWORK!!


PROBLEM SOLVING (MONEY)

1. A mountain bike cost $230 and is now reduced by 10%. How much does it cost now?

2. Mum gave me £12 of my birthday money which totalled £20. What fraction of my birthday money was I given? (Give your answer in simplest terms.)

3. Margaret worked to earn $160. If she worked a total of 40 hours, how much does she earn per hour?

4. Theo has to pay six of his helpers $69.30 each. What is the total amount that he needs to pay all six of his helpers.


Study the picture below and then answer the questions which follow


6. If the original price of the hammer is $80 and a 30% discount is given:

a. Calculate the discount
b. Calculate the price that will be paid.


7. If the original price of the wrench is $120 and a 30% discount is given:

a. Calculate the discount
b. Calculate the price that will be paid.


8. Find the discount price if 10% discount is offered on a bed-set marked at $1360

Complete:

9. Cost Price - $500
    Profit - 15%
    Selling Price = ______

10. Cost Price - $800
        Profit = 10.5%
        Selling Price = ______








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