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Year 6 English Home Learning Monday 27 th April– Friday 1 st May 2020 1
Year 6 English Home Learning
Monday 27th April– Friday 1st May 2020
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Year 6 Home Learning TimetableMonday 27th April – Friday 1st May 2020Please see a suggested timetable of the activities that we have outlined for our Year 6 children. Please feel free to amend the timetable to suit you.
Miss Fini, Mrs Harmston and Miss Wilson
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Times Tables Rock Stars – Complete some challenges with a times table of your choice.
Reading – Read 15 minutes of your book and record in your Homework Diary.
Times TablesRock Stars –Complete some challenges with a times table of your choice.
Reading – Read 15 minutes of your book and record in your Homework Diary.
Times Tables Rock Stars – Complete some challenges with a times table of your choice.
English English English English English
Maths Maths Maths Maths Maths
Topic – Key Question
Topic – Art –Design Uniform
Topic – Egyptian Mind Map
Topic – PE -Dance
Topic – Art - Death Mask
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Below are some of the Year 6 writing skills you will need to include in your work where appropriate.
• Interesting sentence openers
• A range of punctuation ; : - () , . ! ?
• Accurate use of commas
• Relative clauses
• Expanded noun phrases
• Subordinate clauses – I SAW A WABUB
• A wide range of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
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Monday EnglishMonday 27th April
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
This week in English we are going to do some work on Charles Darwin and his voyage to the Galapagos Islands.
We will then work on writing a diary entry as if we are Charles Darwin on the Island.
We are going to start by finding out a bit more about him and his discoveries.
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
What do you think all these words mean?
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
Did you come up with correct definitions?
Evolution is the theory that all the kinds of living things that exist today developed from earlier types. The differences between them resulted from changes that happened over many years.
Voyage is a long journey involving travel by sea or in space.
An adaptation is a special skill which helps an animal to survive and do everything it needs to do.
A habitat refers to a specific area or place in which animals and plants can live.
An environment contains many habitats and includes areas where there are both living and non-living things.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvhhvcw/articles/z9qs4qt
Click link to
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research. Let’s find out about Charles Darwin.
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research. Let’s find out about Charles Darwin.
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research. Let’s find out about Charles Darwin.
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research. Let’s find out about Charles Darwin.
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research. Let’s find out about Charles Darwin.
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
Can you spot where the Galapagos Islands are located?
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
Let’s find out about the Galapagos Islands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czpPbDGHOZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SYyHiot-lE 14
LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
How would you describe the
animals and the wildlife?
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
How would you describe the
animals and the wildlife?
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LO: To create a Popplet or mind map using research.
Your Task:
Using the information we have been through and any extra research, create either a Popplet or hand drawn mind map to present your research on Charles Darwin and the Galapagos Islands.
If you are using Popplet, you can either download the app onto your tablet or you can use it on the Internet on a laptop or computer.
This is an unfinished example of what your Popplet might look like.
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Tuesday EnglishTuesday 28th April
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Today we are going to start writing part one of our diary entries.
Remember, as well as using your amazing writing skills, we also want to include some of our science learning too.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
Let’s find out a little more about the Galapagos Islands.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z3fycdm/articles/zk9cxyc
Click link to
watch!
On the link, there are two videos. Make sure you scroll
down. The information is really informative too and there is a
little quiz at the end.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
Remember, you are now Charles Darwin about to go on a voyage on the HMS Beagle.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is how we are going to structure our diary entry. Remember, as always, you
don’t have to stick to this! You can come up with your own creative ideas too.
Today we are going to focus on part one and our journey on the HMS Beagle. Imagine the feeling when you see this magical island up in the distance!
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
What was it like to be on the HMS
Beagle?A little bit of extra information about the voyage on The HMS Beagle.
What was the ship like?
On December 27th, 1831, Charles Darwin went on board the ship HMS Beagle in Devonport (Plymouth). Darwin was twenty-two years old when he was hired to be the ship’s naturalist. For five years, the naturalist travelled around the world in the Beagle which was less than thirty metres long and not quite eight metres wide. It had a crew of 75. There was not a lot of personal space.
Naturalist - A person who studies the natural history or natural development of organisms and the environment.
Fresh out of University, it was the expedition of a lifetime, into literally uncharted waters and a series of discoveries that would form the basis of his later pioneering work on the origin of species. However, the hardship was immediate: a tormenting seasickness. On 31st May 1836, the Beagle landed near Cape Town. Darwin spent 18 days in the Cape meeting up with an old friend -a British astronomer, Sir John Herschel. The Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands on 15th
September 1835, nearly four years after setting off from Plymouth, England.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
What was it like to be on the HMS
Beagle?A little bit of extra information about his voyage on The HMS Beagle.
What was the ship like?
Darwin: 29th December 1831. We are in the Bay of Biscay and there is a good deal of swell on the sea. I have felt a good deal of nausea several times in the day…the misery…far exceeds what a person would suppose who had never been at sea more than a few days…the only thing my stomach w[ill] bear are biscuits and raisins…But the only sure thing is lying down.
Snippet from
Charles Darwin’s Beagle Diary
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
What are the features of a diary entry?
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Dear diary,
Wonder dawned upon me; today would be the day -my once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the enchanting secrets of Galapagos Islands. 27th
December 1831 was the start of an amazing adventure, which began nearly four years ago. I had spent years sailing through the mighty waves of the crystal, clear ocean on my trusty ship, The Beagle - I was dreaming of the magical wonders that waited ahead. This was going to be life-changing. Thrashing through the fierce, vicious waves, the rocky outcrop broke through the surface of the water. An adventure was just fingertips away from reality: a new world just waiting to be discovered. "We're nearly 'ere Captain!" one of my 75 crew mates shouted.Unfolding before my eyes was an astonishing sight...
LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is my example of part one. I’m sure you can do better, but it might give you an idea of the type of information you
could include.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
Task:Write part one of your diary entry.
Things to think about:
• What date did your voyage begin?• What is the name of your ship?• How long have you been on your journey
before you reached the Galapagos Islands?
• Have you seen anything interesting yet? You could mention things he did before he reached the Islands if you would like to.
• How has it been on the HMS Beagle?• Have you been travel sick?• What could you see up ahead in the
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Wednesday EnglishWednesday 29th April
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Today we are going to start writing part two of our diary entries.
Remember, as well as using your amazing writing skills, we also want to include some of our science learning too.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
Can you improve any spellings?
Are your sentence openers
interesting?
Let’s start by reading our work through from yesterday and self-assessing.
Have you stayed in first person?
Have you used any Year 6 writing
skills?
Can you edit your writing so far?
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is how we are going to structure our diary entry. Remember, as always, you
don’t have to stick to this! You can come up with your own creative ideas too.
Today we are going to focus on part two and our arrival on the Galapagos Islands. Think about using all of your senses to describe! 33
LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
The Galapagos Islands are formed of lava piles and dotted with shield volcanoes, many of which are periodically active. The striking ruggedness of the arid landscape is accentuated by high volcanic mountains, craters, and cliffs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UqiDs-_1A8
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
How would you describe the landscape of the Galapagos Islands? Can you use your senses to come up with some ambitious vocabulary/descriptive phrases? Use a thesaurus if you have one or you can access an online thesaurus on the computer.
See Hear
Touch Smell
Write down some descriptive phrases and then you can use them
in your paragraph!
I’ve made a start for you!
lush, green landscape cacophony of noise
fresh, salty sea airCutting my way through the dense, suffocating undergrowth...
Its voice was the sudden screech of a bird and the flicker of a creature swinging through the branches overhead.
a symphony of nature calling you deeper.
volcanic ridges
fresh aroma from the foamy waves crashing against rocks
smell of rain dripping onto the leaves
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The paradise unfolded. My heart fell into a pool of admiration as I gazed longingly at the silhouette of this seemingly uninhabited island. Vast, distinctive shapes (which reminded me of the volcanic ridges of Guatemala) shattered the horizon, towering over the lush, green landscape of the jungle. As my trusty Beagle approached the shore, she was engulfed by rising steam and hot, humid temperatures we would hopefully soon become accustomed to. It was a view we few were privileged to witness.
Eager to explore, I began my descent into the depths of the rocky outcrops, that framed the shoreline. Instantly, my senses were drawn to many signs of life: rustling amongst the leaves; paw-print tracks leading ominously into the bush; the low groan of an unknown beast. With a deep breath, I took a tentative step forward.
LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is my example of part two. I’m sure you can do better, but it might give you an idea of the type of information you
could include.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
Task:Write part two of your diary entry.
Things to think about:
• What was the landscape like from a distance?
• How did you feel as you approached the island?
• What could you hear/see/smell?• Did you touch any foliage or plants?• Can you hear something in the bushes?
End this section on hearing or finding a new creature – but don’t describe it yet! We will do this in part three. This will help to link your paragraphs and create cohesion. 37
Thursday EnglishThursday 30th April
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Today we are going to start writing part three of our diary entries.
Remember, as well as using your amazing writing skills, we also want to include some of our science learning too.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Let’s start by reading our work through from yesterday and self-assessing.
Check that your commas are accurate. Remember you need them for pauses and
between your adjectives too.
Can you edit your writing so far?
Let’s focus on punctuation today. Try and use the punctuation explained in the table!
Punctuation Symbol Top Tips Example
Semi-Colon ; Remember both sides of the semi-colon should make sense on its own. The bushes rustled; I couldn’t believe my eyes.
Colon : You could introduce a list with a colon. The left hand side must make sense on its own.
The jungle was an assault on all the senses: the taste of the sweet, fresh air, the sounds of the insects and the larger animals creating a symphony of nature calling you deeper.
Dash -Use as an afterthought at the end of a sentence. You can easily add on rhetorical questions and extra thoughts and feelings.
Shivers ran down my spine as I contemplated what these peculiar creatures could be - how did these incredible features develop?
Brackets () Use to mark your relative clause. Vast, distinctive shapes (which reminded me of the volcanic ridges of Guatemala) shattered the horizon.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is how we are going to structure our diary entry. Remember, as always, you
don’t have to stick to this! You can come up with your own creative ideas too.
Today we are going to focus on part three and discovering some new creatures. Think about using all of your senses to describe! 41
LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
In this section, we will be coming across some of the wildlife and creatures! So let’s find out a little more about them. Remember you can always do your own research to pick an animal of your choice to describe and include in your diary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czpPbDGHOZA
Click link to watch!
Iguanas
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
In this section, we will be coming across some of the wildlife and creatures! So let’s find out a little more about them. Remember you can always do your own research to pick an animal of your choice to describe and include in your diary.
Iguanas
They look fierce, but are actually gentle herbivores, surviving exclusively on underwater algae and seaweed. Their short, blunt snouts and small, razor-sharp teeth help them scrape the algae off rocks, and their laterally flattened tails let them move crocodile-like through the water. Their claws are long and sharp for clinging to rocks on shore or underwater in heavy currents. They have dark grey colouring to better absorb sunlight after their forays into the frigid Galápagos waters. They even have special glands that clean their blood of extra salt, which they ingest while feeding.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/m/marine-iguana/
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
In this section, we will be coming across some of the wildlife and creatures! So let’s find out a little more about them. Remember you can always do your own research to pick an animal of your choice to describe and include in your diary.
Finches
Darwin studied the wildlife on the Galapagos Islands. He noticed that the finches - songbirds - on the different islands were fundamentally similar to each other, but showed wide variations in their size, beaks and claws from island to island. For example, their beaks were different depending on the local food source. Darwin concluded that, because the islands are so distant from the mainland, the finches that had arrived there in the past had changed over time. The idea behind the theory of evolution is that all the different species have evolved from simple life forms.
How would they have helped
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
In this section, we will be coming across some of the wildlife and creatures! So let’s find out a little more about them. Remember you can always do your own research to pick an animal of your choice to describe and include in your diary.
Finches
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
In this section, we will be coming across some of the wildlife and creatures! So let’s find out a little more about them. Remember you can always do your own research to pick an animal of your choice to describe and include in your diary.
Giant Tortoises
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/galapagos-tortoise/
The survival of Galapagos Tortoises is partly due to their amazing adaptations. On certain islands with low shrubbery, the tortoises tend to have short legs and short necks, whereas on islands with taller vegetation, the tortoises have longer legs and necks. Their shell shapes greatly differ as well.
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Trying to get my breathing under control, so as not to frighten away the amazing creatures before me, I pulled out my binoculars, which were hanging from my neck - ready for action. Following the sound of purposeful trudging, I noticed (from the corner of my eye) the whipping of a scaly tail - which I assume was to help the creature's balance - thrashing through the undergrowth. Jumping out of my skin, a cacophony of birds disturbed my quiet observation of this unknown reptile. Instead, my attention was drawn to the gentle melody of a small-beaked bird, which filled my heart. Each bird, while identical in most ways, had beaks of varying sizes. This anomaly was most definitely something to take note of as I wondered what the reason for these variations could be. Turning my gaze back to the reptile, I took a closer step towards the track marks left in its wake. Deep and distinct, these marks must have been made by the claws of a predator.
LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is my example of part three. I’m sure you can do better, but it might give you an idea of the type of information
you could include.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
Task:Write part three of your diary entry.
Things to think about:
• What was it you could see/hear? Describe to flow on from part two.
• Can you describe some of the creature using your senses?
• Can you hear/see another creature?• Can you describe some of the creature
using your senses?• What do you notice about the
creatures that you’ve seen?• Have you noticed any mark-making on
the floor of the Island?
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Friday EnglishFriday 1st May
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Today we are going to start writing part four of our diary entries.
Remember, as well as using your amazing writing skills, we also want to include some of our science learning too.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Sometimes at school we get a little bit behind with the parts!
Let’s start today with catching up if you haven’t quite finished one of your sections.
If you have finished, you could always do a little bit of editing and improving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ZH8G7v5GQ&t=172s
At school, we listen to relaxing music
when we write. You could do the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEngXaIvQWY&t=2171s
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is how we are going to structure our diary entry. Remember, as always, you
don’t have to stick to this! You can come up with your own creative ideas too.
Today we are going to focus on part four and discovering some new creatures. Think about using all of your senses to describe! 52
LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
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Visions of this extraordinary predator lingered in my mind as the sun set on my first day on the Galapagos Islands. Shivers ran down my spine as I contemplated what these peculiar creatures could be - how did these incredible features develop? What did they need these variations for? What could this mean for our understanding of mankind?
As the darkness took over this enchanting land, I finally saw the light. Making connections between all that I witnessed, I realised that all living things perfectly and accidentally adapted to suit their environment. I, Charles Darwin, shall call this, 'The Theory of Evolution!'
LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
This is my example of part four. I’m sure you can do better, but it might give you an idea of
the type of information you could include.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Meet it: I can include scientific terminology within my description.
Beat it: I can use my knowledge of habitats to describe evolutionary changes.
Smash it: I can describe the theory of evolution clearly and how it came about.
Task:Write part four of your diary entry.
Things to think about:
• How do you feel after a day or a few days on the Galapagos Islands?
• What questions do you have going around your mind after discovering some amazing creatures?
• Can you make any connections?
You could make more of the ending and talk more about the theory of evolution.
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LO: To write a diary entry using our scientific knowledge.
Well done for completing your diary from the point of view of Charles Darwin!
If you would like to and you have permission, you could always voice record yourself dramatically reading your diary and send it to us to listen to!
Don’t forget to use lots of expression in your voice.
We are excited to hear from as many of you as possible! It has been lovely seeing the pictures that you have been sending to us from across the
three classes! Keep them coming!
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