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ENGLISH
Superhero Project
You will need to bring this homework to your first English lesson at Droitwich Spa High
School. If you don’t end up having an English lesson on your first day, you can leave this
project in your tutor room.
The task is to create your own superhero and to design an appropriate costume for your
him or her. The costume should be designed to represent your superhero’s personality
traits, as well as their heritage and powers. You could undertake this task in any of the
following ways:
Draw your outfit and label it
Create it from papier-mâché
Create a miniature model of your outfit using whichever materials you desire
Create a life-size model of your outfit using whichever materials you desire
You must also justify your decisions regarding the costume in writing. This must be at least
200 words and should describe the superhero and their powers/personality traits. There
must then be a description of the outfit and accessories, with an explanation of how this
represents the superhero’s powers or personality traits.
An exemplar paragraph:
Thor’s steel suit of armour is designed to symbolise his strength and power, along with
showing that he is constantly prepared for battle. Furthermore, his boots are rather
elaborate and showy, designed to show his readiness for any situation but also to imply a
sense of vanity due to their magnificence. Typically, superheroes often wear capes, so I
have designed one for Thor to show that he is the typical hero who would sacrifice himself
for others. Additionally, the burgundy colour is used to represent the fact that he can be
quite reckless and dangerous.
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Make Your Own Superhero!
Answer the questions below to create your very own superhero!
1) What is your superhero’s name?
2) What is your superhero’s boring, everyday name?
3) What powers does your superhero have?
4) How did your superhero get these powers?
5) How does your superhero use their powers to fight crime?
6) Who is your superhero’s arch enemy?
7) What is your superhero’s weakness?
8) Does your superhero have a sidekick? If so…who?
9) What sort of problems does your superhero face?
10) What sort of childhood did your superhero have?
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11) What sort of gadgets does your superhero have?
12) What does your superhero look like? Describe them.
When you have finished, design and drawn your superhero, costume and logo.
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History Your Droitwich Spa High School History Transition project – ‘making history’
We’re really looking forward to meeting you in September and going back in
time to study some of the most important events in Britain’s history !
Before we meet then, we’d like to challenge you to ‘make history’ – literally !
You’re going to create and make your own model of a famous historical scene !
whether you’re interested in Ancient Rome, Viking invaders or Tudor Monarchs, whether
you want to re create a battle of WW2 like Pearl harbour, a famous scientific discovery like
discovering penicillin or a moment that shook the world like Queen Elizabeth defeating
the Spanish armada there are millions of famous historical moments, people and periods to
choose from.
Will you have the execution of Henry VIII’s wife Anne Boleyn ? Will you have Boudiccea
fighting the Roman forces ? Will your model show Neil Armstrong landing on the moon in
1969 ?
Which history most interests you ? Here’s your chance to re-create a famous historical
scene using whatever materials you have at home ! The ideas around this page have all
been made with simple paper, glue and colour ! the more creative the better ! It has to be
small enough to carry into school and show us, but that’s the only limit !
Don’t worry ! If you can’t make a model, you can draw a plan of one and submit this ! If its
really good, we can turn it into a model when you arrive at Droitwich Spa High School !
The History department will be judging all the entries and the best three will win a prize
and be put on display in the department for all our historians to admire your work.
We’ve included a template for some soldier figures and some historic buildings like
medieval buildings, a castle from the middle ages and a Tudor house – these can easily be
adapted to create figures and buildings of your choice. There’s no limit or rules on what you
can select ! You have all of history to choose from !
We look forward to seeing our next History-makers at work and the moments in time
you’re going to capture.
Take care and stay safe,
The History Department
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GERMAN
Create your own tourist flyer about Germany
Choose one target group for your flyer:
Food connoisseur
Sport junkie
Petrol head
Nature lover
Cultural explorer
Music and fashion hipster
How to fold a flyer from A4:
Include in your flyer, pictures and facts about towns, famous sights, food etc. all about
Germany and target this to your chosen group.
If you would like, include some German words or phrases 😊.
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SCIENCE
Under The Sea Science Project
BIOLOGY
Task 1: Either pick one of these sea creatures or choose a different one. Can you describe
anything about that sea creature that shows it is adapted to live well in the sea? I have
given some examples below:
Great white shark Lobster
It has a streamlined shape to swim fast. Big claws to defend itself against predators
Task 2:
What are corals? Your job is to create a large drawing of a coral organism. Use the
description below to guide your drawing. Draw in pencil only – no colours required.
Although they can look like plants, corals are actually animals. Each coral animal is called a
polyp. Polyps resemble a marshmallow. They have a hole running through the middle,
rather like when you toast a marshmallow on a stick and push the stick right through the
centre from one flat side to the other. Tentacles surround the hole at the top. These look
like the 'arms' of an octopus but without any suckers. Instead, polyps have special stinging
cells inside their tentacles. Coral polyps capture and feed on small organisms floating or
swimming in the sea. To protect themselves and to have something to hold onto, polyps
secrete (a little bit like sweating) molecules which create a rock called limestone. The
bottom of a polyp holds tight to the limestone and it also creates a little tunnel for itself.
When alarmed, the polyp will withdraw its tentacles and hide inside the tunnel. Limestone
contains the elements calcium, carbon, and oxygen. Coral polyps are amazing because they
have another type of organism living inside their bodies. These are called algae. Algae have
chloroplasts and can photosynthesise. They provide the polyp with glucose and, in return,
the algae has a safe place to live.
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Polyps live in large groups called colonies. Colonies of corals can resemble round boulders
or the fanned branches of a tree. When colonies join together and grow on top of one
another, a coral reef is formed. Reefs will only develop in warm, clear, shallow seas and the
water must be neutral or alkaline.
PHYSICS
Task 1: Fill a glass with water. Put a pen or pencil into the glass. Look at the water and
pencil carefully. Draw a diagram of what you see – make sure it is neat, use a ruler if you
can and no shading or arty bits! Can you find an explanation of why this happens?
Task 2: Research some examples of how marine organisms use sound and light.
CHEMISTRY
Task 1: If you can, put an egg into a glass of vinegar. Can you see anything that suggests a
chemical reaction might be happening? Leave the glass for 24 hours, then carefully pour
the old vinegar out and replace it with fresh vinegar. Leave it for a week. Very carefully
pour the vinegar away and rinse with water. Pat dry. What has happened to the shell?
This is happening in our oceans at the moment. Carbon dioxide gas is increasing in the
atmosphere and dissolves into the oceans. When this happens, the water becomes acidic,
like the vinegar. What do you think will happen to the sea creatures that have shells made
of the same substance as the egg shells?
Task 2: Research the chemistry behind the destruction of corals by the increasing acidity of
seawater.
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Computer Science & Digital Media
Name each piece of hardware in the table below.
1 2 3
Name:
Name: Name:
4 5 6
Name:
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7 8 9
Name:
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10 11 12
Name:
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Name:
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16 17 18
Name:
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19 20 21
Name:
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22 23 24
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Name:
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28 29 30
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FRENCH
Task 1
MATCH THE FOLLOWING PHRASES AND LEARN THEM:
Bonjour Au revoir Comment t’appelles-tu ? Je m’appelle... Ça va ? Très bien Comme-ci comme-ça Ça va mal Levez-vous Asseyez-vous Levez la main Écoutez Lisez Regardez Écrivez
So-so Very well Listen Stand up Look Hello Goodbye Hand up Read How are you? Write What is your name? Not so good My name is… Sit down
Task 2
WRITE IN THESE NUMBERS…AND LEARN THEM OFF BY HEART.
UN NEUF
DEUX DIX
TROIS THREE/3 ONZE
QUATRE DOUZE
CINQ TREIZE
SIX QUATORZE
SEPT QUINZE
HUIT SEIZE
DIX-SEPT VINGT-CINQ
DIX-HUIT VINGT-SIX
DIX-NEUF VINGT-SEPT
VINGT VINGT-HUIT
VINGT ET UN VINGT-NEUF
VINGT DEUX TRENTE
VINGT-TROIS TRENTE ET UN
VINGT-QUATRE QUARANTE
*EXTRA! - MAKE UP 10 SUMS IN FRENCH!
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Task 3
FILL IN THE GAPS…
French English
Le 3 janvier
*The 14th of February
Le 10 mars
*Le premier avril
The 13th of May
Le 22 juin
*The 14th of July
The 6th of August
Le 29 septembre
The 31st of October
Le 5 novembre
*The 25th of December
*EXTRA! - FIND OUT WHAT THE SPECIAL DAYS * ARE IN FRENCH AND HOW THEY ARE
CELEBRATED…
Task 4
TRANSLATE THIS CONVERSATION INTO ENGLISH, PRACTISE AND LEARN IT!
A.Bonjour comment t’appelles-tu? B.Je m’appelle Clare et toi? A.Jean-Paul B.Ça va ? A.Très bien merci et toi? B. Comme-çi, comme-ça A.Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? B. Le 8 mars et toi? A.Le 5 juin B.Quel âge as-tu? A.J’ai douze ans et toi? B.Douze aussi B.Au revoir A.Salut
*EXTRA - rewrite the conversation, changing the names, ages and birthdays…
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Task 5 LABEL THE FAMILY MEMBERS…
*EXTRA - WRITE 4 SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR FAMILY…
EXEMPLE - Mon frère s’appelle James
Task 6
UNSCRAMBLE THESE SENTENCES…
Exemple : Ma /Jean/s’appelle/grand-mère = Ma grand-mère s’appelle Jean
1. onze/j’ai/ans =
2. tante/Louise/s’appelle/ma =
3. j’ai/soeurs/trois =
4. père/mon/trente/a/ans =
5. tu/frères/as/sœurs/des/ou =
*EXTRA - MAKE UP 5 OF YOUR OWN…
LE PÈRE LE FRÈRE LA MÈRE LA SOEUR
LE BÉBÉ L’ONCLE LA TANTE LE GRAND-PÈRE LE COUSIN
LA COUSINE
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Task 7 READ THE SENTENCES AND NUMBER THE ANIMALS CORRECTLY…
1. J’ai un lapin gris 2. J’ai un petit chien 3. J’ai une grande tortue 4. J’ai un poisson rouge 5. Je n’ai pas de chat 6. J’ai un poney 7. J’ai un cochon d’inde 8. Elle a une souris 9. Il a un oiseau *EXTRA - TRANSLATE THE 9 SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH… Task 8
JE M’APPELLE LUCIE…J’ADORE LES ANIMAUX.
J’AI DEUX CHATS NOIRS, UN CHIEN MARRON,
TROIS LAPINS BLANCS ET UN PONEY BRUN! JE
N’AI PAS DE SERPENT PARCE QUE JE DÉTESTE
LES SERPENTS MAIS J’ADORE MON PONEY
PARCE QU’ Il EST AMUSANT !
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ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE
1. Her name is Claire
2. She has 3 cats
3. Her dog is brown
4. She loves snakes
5. She thinks her pony is funny
*EXTRA - WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCES IN ENGLISH OR FRENCH!
Task 9
WRITE 6 FACTS IN ENGLISH ABOUT HARRY POTTER…
Harry Potter
Il a 14 ans.
Son anniversaire est le 31 juillet.
Sa mère s’appelle Lily Potter.
Son père s’appelle James Potter.
Ses copains s’appellent Ron Weasley et Hermione Granger.
Il a un hibou qui s’appelle Hedwig.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
*EXTRA - WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT ONE OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS…
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Task 10
Find the following hidden words: cheveux, yeux, bleu, brun, noisette, blond, châtain, noir, roux, court, long
N C X W X U E V E H C A C O
I J S N R N I T A H C E F O
R D E E O L T O P N C Z E S
G N T I R E U X L E X H T U
M Y O T S E U E L Y N U R B
Y C O I L O X D D J H O E N
D G O B R L C I S P I G E Y
E N I U M T Q S G N Q N S N
F O O Z R N S P I J R G E E
O L L L E T I N N M Q W C G
W A A H B X D E M B I A S O
S T P N E J N I G J O A N R
O G R H O S E V S H E F O E
B G S G Y E T A R D D Z N D
*EXTRA - UNSCRAMBLE THE WORDS BELOW…
1. chxeuev
2. xuey
3. lbeu
4. nurb
5. sntoetei
6. ldobn
7. aicnth
9. orxu=ROUX=RED(HAIR)
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Task 11 Write the names of these countries in English
Can you label them on the map below ?
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Task 12 WRITE 5 FACTS ABOUT ITALY IN ENGLISH…
L’Italie est en Europe à coté de la France et de la Suisse. La capitale s’appelle Rome. En Italie on parle italien. En été il fait chaud et il y a des lacs pour nager. Il y a des montagnes pour faire du ski en hiver. Aussi, on mange des spaghettis et de la pizza et on joue au foot. J’adore l’Italie parce que c’est cool !
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. *EXTRA - CHOOSE ANOTHER COUNTRY IN EUROPE AND WRITE A SIMILAR PARAGRAPH IN FRENCH…
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GEOGRAPHY
Making a Weather Station
Hello Year 7 and welcome to Geography at Droitwich Spa High School. We are going to set
you a three week project for collecting information about the weather this summer. We
don’t mind when you start this but we want you to be a weatherman or weatherwoman for
two weeks. To do this we are going to ask you to make weather instruments and then
collect a series of weather data. This is a link to how the professionals do this and it is
worth reading before you start.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/how-forecasts-are-
made/observations/weather-stations
Your task is to make an instrument to record information for every type of weather stated
below. Unfortunately you cannot make a homemade thermometer so if you have a
thermometer at home you can use that instead.
There are four things we would like you to record
Wind Speed and Direction Cloud Cover Rain Pressure
We want you to spend the one week getting the materials and making your weather
instruments. You can follow the designs that are in these links. On here you can find how
to make instruments to measure wind speed and direction, cloud cover and a rain gauge.
https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/weather-models
And on the links below you can find the method and materials you will need to make a
barometer which will measure pressure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah8F-xmvB2k
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn
-about/met-office-for-schools/diy-activities/make-a-barometer-diy-activity.pdf
Once you have made your instruments we want you to record the weather information on
the table attached. We would like you to do this for two weeks. In the last column you can
add any comments about difficulties or problems you had as well as the temperature. You
can write this down from a website or the TV or from a thermometer if you have one at
home.
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Please take photos of your instruments. We are going to turn this into a competition with
prizes for the best instruments in each category so we shall have a look at the photos when
you join the school. You can send them to me at [email protected] -
please make sure you include your name and the name of your school in the email. Design
and colour as well as accuracy of recording the weather will be the key elements we shall
look for when making our judgements.
Tips - When you record you information for Wind speed you can just work note how many
spins your anemometer makes in a set time of perhaps 1 minute each day. For pressure
you can just describe it has high or low. This is about taking part as much as becoming the
next Shefali Oza.
Good luck and we look forward to welcoming you to the school in September
Day and Date
Wind Speed Number of
Spins (fast/medium/
slow/calm)
Cloud Cover (oktas/8ths)
Rain (mm)
Air Pressure (high or Low)
Comments + temperature
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Performing Arts
Hello Year 7. We are looking forward to welcoming you in September. Performing Arts
subjects at the high school are very busy with lots of Music, Drama and Dance
performances throughout the year. We also combine our efforts and last year put on a very
successful production of School of Rock and we are currently making plans for another
production next year. We are on a mission to discover new talent and would like you to
show us how talented you are. This is your challenge.
1. We would like you to watch a musical of your choice for inspiration – here are some
suggestions below but, you don’t have to choose one from this list, you could choose
something else;
Joseph & the Technicolor Dreamcoat
High School Musical
Shrek
Greatest Showman
Matilda
2. We would like you to do something creative in response to the musical you have
watched. You could;
Choreograph a dance to a song from a musical and video it
Design a costume for a character in a musical – you could make and wear your
design.
Make a prop(s) for a character from a musical
Create the hair and makeup for a character in a musical
Create a tableau of a scene/series of stills. You could draw this or you could act
them out and photograph them
Design a poster to publicise you favourite musical
Design a set for a musical – you could draw it or design a 3D model
Create an alternative playlist to form part of the soundtrack
Play or sing part or all of one of your favourite songs from a show
Perform a scene from a musical or you could write your own scene or
monologue using one of the themes from a musical
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Make a film trailer to publicise a musical – this could be acted out or you could
create a short stop animation trailer – you could create your own musical
sound track to accompany it.
Some of these suggestions can be easily combined and if you want to do this we would
encourage you to go for it. You have plenty of freedom and choice to showcase your
creative talents.
We would like you to send us your creative responses and the best way to do this is for you
to send photos or video footage to the following email address
You can also ask us questions about the tasks if you’re not sure what to do by emailing us at
this address and one of our subject specialists will get in touch to help you.
Remember also to tell us who you are (first name and surname) in the email so that we can
make sure you are awarded house points in September. Good luck!
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PE
Droitwich Spa High School PE Department’s Five Days of Fitness
Welcome to the Droitwich Spa High School PE Department. We look forward to meeting
you in September, but in the meantime, we have a little challenge for you.
Attached are five fitness challenge cards that you can do in the safety of your own home.
You may have seen them before and may even have done some of them through your
middle school. If you have, then this is an opportunity to try and beat your previous score.
Read the instructions and complete one challenge per day. Complete each challenge safely
and honestly. Give yourself a maximum of three attempts at each challenge and rest as
much as you need in between attempts. Record each score on the table below and then
state which score is your best one.
Most importantly have fun. Concentrate on what you are doing and try to improve on your
score each attempt.
Day/Challenge Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 BEST SCORE
Monday: Tap Up Tennis
Tuesday: Catch and Clap
Wednesday: Speed Bounce
Thursday: Burpees
Friday: Bean Bag Throw
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