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Y10 - How can you support your child with Independent Learning

Challenges in Term 3?

University Technical College Bolton

UTC Bolton will provide an outstanding technical and academic education for 14-19 year olds where every student, through

personalised learning and clear goals, will stretch their boundaries and learn more than they thought possible in order

to create the next generation of scientists, healthcare practitioners, engineers and entrepreneurs.

Your future starts here

Homework V Independent Learning

• Homework is only effective when a student is provided with a meaningful opportunity to review and consolidate learning independently from their taught lessons.

• Hence, here at UTC Bolton, we refer to homework as independent learning.

• Independent learning tasks are only set when sufficient learning has taken place to review and consolidate knowledge, understanding and skills.

Introducing our Independent Learning Calendar• Every parent has usually asked

the question, ‘Have you got any homework?’.

• The familiar response, ‘No!’, often ends the dialogue.

• Our Independent Learning Calendar lets you see what topics are currently being taught across the curriculum and what independent learning challenges have been set.

Independent Learning Calendar – EnglishTerm 3 January – February 2016Subject Area: English

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning

Further Reading Other Useful Resources

1-6 Unseen text comparison

Read as many different non-fiction sources as possible from pre 19th century.

http://www.pepys.info/fire.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zxrhn39/revision

1-6 Unseen text comparison

Practise comparing different formats of writing

http://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/english-language/gcse/wjec-eduqas-gcse-english-language-sams-100914.pdf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zpgc4wx/revision

February Half Term As Above

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2015Subject Area GCSE Level Maths

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning Further Reading Other Useful Resources

1 Biograpghy of Pythagoras Research life and works of Pythagoras

Plus magazine Internet

2 What are the modern day applications of his work

3 Biograpghy of Plato Research life and works of Plato

Plus magazine Internet

4 What are the modern day applications of his work

5 Biograpghy of Euclid Research life and works of Euclid

Plus magazine Internet

6 What are the modern day applications of his work

7 Presentation Choose on of the above and produce a professional presentation

Choose your own medium.

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January - February 2016

Subject Area: Y10 French

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning

Additional Activities Other Useful Resources

1 - 6 Asking someone out/agreeing/refusing to go out

Write/Learn role play Expo Workbooks, chapter 2

BBC Bitesize

www.linguascope.com (Username: utcbling; Password: paris) Intermediate – Français – les medias

www.linguascope.com (Username: utcbling; Password: paris) Fantastiqc Football – Fantastique Football – sections 12; 17-20

www.languagesonline.org Français – Encore tricolore 2 – Passé Composé activities (units 5 & 6)

TV and Cinema Vocab

Film review Watch any DVD of your choice in FRENCH with English subtitles

Computers Vocab

Assessment Revise all vocab & grammar from this topic.Learn Presentation

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2016Subject Area: Y10 Geography

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning

Additional Activities

Other Useful Resources

1 Demographic Transition Model What stage of the DTM was the UK in the 18th Century and why?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zbjhfg8/resources/1

http://www.revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/geography/population

http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/popn.html

BBC Bitesize

Internet Geography

BBC News website for up to date news on flood events

2 Population Structure and Population Pyramids

What do we mean by Dependency Ratio?

3 China and One Child Policy/Preparation for Assessment

Would a One Child Policy work in the UK? Revision for Assessment

4 Managing Ageing Populations and Assessments

How is the UK managing its ageing population – research

5 Migration Why do people come to the UK?

6 Assessment feedback and Introduction to Tourism

Research – who invented the ‘holiday’, when and where?

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2015

Subject Area GCSE Business Studies

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning Further Reading Other Useful Resources

1 Marketing What is meant by the term “Marketing”? Who does it?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z4br87h/revision

2 Marketing – Analysing the Market Research what market research is done by Apple and Microsoft. How does it compare?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z4br87h/revision

www.apple.comwww.Microsoft.com

3 Marketing – Market research http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zfhn34j/revision

4 Marketing – Data collection Collect data independently for market research task started in class

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zstpvcw/revision

Class resources on data collection

5 The Marketing Mix http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z8hs34j

6 Marketing – 4 P’s Create a poster highlighting the 4 P’s and how they need to be considered

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z8hs34j

7 Marketing – 4 P’s As above http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/z8hs34j

Christmas

Christmas

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2016

Subject Area: Y10 History

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning Additional Activities

Other Useful Resources

1 The Struggle for Power 1930-1933 – Recap the Wall Street Crash and Emergence of the Nazis as a ‘Mass Party’

What role had Hitler played in the development of the Hitler party?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/germany/

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision/germany.shtml

BBC Bitesize

School History.co.uk

You Tube clips on the Reichstag Fire and the Night of the Long Knives

2 The Reichstag Fire What is your opinion? Developing opinions on the sources…

3 The Enabling Law and the Night of the Long Knives

Prioritise importance – this event or the Fire?

4 The Creation of the One Party State and Assessment

Complete Assessment

5 The Removal of Military and Political Opposition to the Nazi Party

Was there anything else in Hitler’s way? What else is he unhappy about?

6 How had Hitler created a Dictatorship? Why should Europe be worried?

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2016

Subject Area: Y10 GCSE PE

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning

Additional Activities Other Useful Resources

1 What I have done? Ways in which to revise?

Revise all work. Work through Workbooks, p

BBC Bitesize

GCSE AQA Revision Textbooks

2 Mock Exam Revise exam technique

3 Knowing what the physical and mental demands of performance are.

Research articles which suggest the demands of performance.

4 Fatigue and Stress Definition of Fatigue and Stress. Define the differences.

5 Injury Research and present different types of injuries.

6 First Aid Know how to treat three different common injuries.

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – March 2016

Subject Area: Y10 Spanish

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning Additional Activities Other Useful Resources

1 Mi familia Revise/practise Vocab for family members and their physical descriptions

Work through Mira WorkbooksCreate mindmap for revisionPrepare key word listsDesign a revision poster

WorksheetsBBC BitesizeGCSE Revision Pack

2 ¿Cómo soy? Revise/practise vocab to describe yourself in detail

3 MI familia y yo Vocab and descriptions of relationships with your family

4 Un día típico Reflexive verbsDescribing a routine

5 Ayudo en casa Learn vocab for chores

6 Mis planes por el futuro Learn future and near future

7 Preparation for written assessment Learn written work for controlled assessment

Easter

Easter

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2016Subject Area: Year 10 ChemistryWeek Topic Outline Independent Learning Further Reading Other Useful Resources

1 Metals 1: Extraction Attempt the following activity and then write a tweet to comment on it (no more than 150 characters): http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zfsk7ty/activity

Collins Science A: AQA textbook for B1, C1 and P1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zs6hvcw

2 Metals 2: Uses Choose a metal and then write a facebook profile for it, you can include location on the periodic table, what alloys it forms and its uses.

Collins Science A: AQA textbook for B1, C1 and P1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zs6hvcw

3 Metals 3: Recycling Write a newspaper article on the environmental and economic impact of using metals.

Collins Science A: AQA textbook for B1, C1 and P1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zs6hvcw

4 Combustion and Air Pollution Research how air pollution is caused and how different companies deal with this problem. Write a small report on this.

Collins Science A: AQA textbook for B1, C1 and P1

http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com/post-2015-consensus/air-pollution?gclid=Cj0KEQjw75yxBRD78uqEnuG-5vcBEiQAQbaxSBmeHJH-nKdMYZpFCFnQ1IrRhnWbHwhO8R30NV1MGOwaAv1r8P8HAQ 5 Crude Oil and its Components Design a poster to inform people

about fractional distillation, include information about each fraction and its uses.

Collins Science A: AQA textbook for B1, C1 and P1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zs6hvcw

6 Uses of the Fractions Create a comic strip to show how long chain alkanes are broken down to form more useful products.

Collins Science A: AQA textbook for B1, C1 and P1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zs6hvcw

February Half Term

Cleaner Fuels Research Biofuels and produce a leaflet on how there use would impact the environment.

Collins Science A: AQA textbook for B1, C1 and P1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zs6hvcw

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2016

Subject Area - Biology GCSEWeek

Topic Outline Independent Learning Further Reading

Other Useful Resources

1 Plant Hormones Grow cress seeds in different environments e.g. near a window and in the dark and observeResearch how weed killers work

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Auxin.html

GCSE bitesizePlant hormones footprints animation

2 Drugs Investigate the side effects of drugs. Why are some drugs given to patients even though they have quite severe side effects?

NHS website GCSE bitesizeInformation leaflets in tablet boxeshttp://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm196029.htm

3 Drug development

What is pharmacogenetics? Why was the drug Herceptin in the news?

NHS choices, behind the headlines

GCSE bitesizehttp://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/genomicresearch/pharmacogenomics

4 Competition For a named animal, describe the courtship ritual as an illustration of how they compete for a mate.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations/Courtship_display

GCSE bitesizeYou tube for video clips of behaviours

5 Adaptations for survival

Research how a named animal is adapted for its environment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations

GCSE bitesize

6 Environmental Change

Why are red squirrels in decline in the UK? http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-guide

GCSE bitesizeFormby red squirrels National Trust websitehttp://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/formby

February Half Term

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – March 2015

Subject Area: Y10 Culture

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning

Additional Activities Other Useful Resources

1 Healthy Eating and Body Shape Research for information on eating disorders

Create a fact file/poster/presentation on the topic

Create a diet sheet

Plan a campaign – Why should I wait?

Read problem page cuttingsWatch you tube clip

InternetNewspaper clippingsMagazines

BBC Packwww.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/underageandpregnant

2 Junk Food Research a fast food organisation.What do they say about their food?

3 Safe sex and contraception Research legal age.Contraception methods. How do they work?

4 Teenage pregnancy – the reality Research the problems a teenage pregnancy brings

5 Drinking/Smoking/Drugs Research into the problems they cause.

6 Why do I need to listen? Plan a debate on Healthy LifestylesPlan a “chat show”.

7 Assessment preparation Prepare answers for questions

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2015Subject Area GCSE Computer Science

Week Topic Outline Independent Learning Further Reading Other Useful Resources

1 Python Programming Programming Challenges www.codeacademy.com Challenges sheet issued in class

2 Software Create a poster highlighting the main functionality of operating systems

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zmb9mp3/revision

3 Python Programming www.codeacademy.com Challenges sheet issued in class

4 Software List 5 different utilities in Windows 10 with a description of what each does

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zxgkxnb/revision

5 Python Programming Programming Challenges www.codeacademy.com Challenges sheet issued in class

6 Software Research the Open Source Software (OSS) movement

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zmb9mp3/revision

7 Python Programming Complete challenges over Easter

www.codeacademy.com Challenges sheet issued in class

Christmas

Christmas

Independent Learning Calendar Term 3 January – February 2015

Subject Area GCSE Physics Week Topic

OutlineIndependent Learning Further Reading Other Useful Resources

1 Heat Transfer Produce mind maps in heat, preparing for mock exam. AQA website, http://www.aqa.org.uk/

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2 Oil Filled Radiators

Create an A4 poster on how oil filled radiators work http://www.howstuffworks.com/

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3 Pay back Investigate the various ways of keeping your house warm. Find out how much each cost and show how much money you will save in the long term.

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/domestic/feed-tariff-scheme

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4 Electric Cars Produce a summary poster, showing all the energy transfers in an electric car. Use Sankey Diagrams in your description.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

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http://www.nextgreencar.com/electric-cars/

5 Flat TVs Investigate the type of TVs available in the market. Summaries your findings by showing which one is the best in terms of power consumption, efficiency, value for money and quality.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/

Kerboodle

6 Cost of Electricity

Find out how much your electricity you use at home and how much it cost for a whole month. If you have a smart meter at home, use that to monitor your energy usage. Use your bill at home to explain your energy consumption and cost.

https://www.ukpower.co.uk/tools/running_costs_electricity

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7 Review of work Produce a mind map of work that has been completed to date. This should be on an A3 sheet.

Notes Kerboodle