This half term, Year 5 are continuing with our Stargazers topic. To promote taking responsibility for your own learning as you get older, this topic homework is designed to give a greater choice and to allow you to complete work that interests you. Please choose a different task from the list below to complete this half term. I have added a few new ones onto the bottom of the list. This work will be due in by Wednesday 16th December. Please submit via email or blog it to the Year 5 blog.

Don't forget to turn the page for information on the Maths and English homework.

• Draw or paint several pictures of something Space related (Art).
• Create a paper mache of one or all of the planets and paint them (Art/DT).
• Write a diary entry as an astronaut in space (English).
• Create a cartoon strip about an alien landing on Earth or Doctor Who discovering a new planet (English and Art).
• Create a fact file about a famous astronomer or scientist (History and English).
• Collect data on the amount of money spent on Space travel by different countries and present the data in a chart of your choice (e.g. bar graph/pie chart) (Maths).
• Write a song about Space and record yourself singing it (Music).
• Carry out a science investigation to record the sun rise and sunset times for 2 weeks. Draw a graph to show this (Science).
• Create a poster showing the names and relative sizes of the planets in the solar system (Science).
• Make a 3D model of an item from space (planet, rocket, stars etc.) (DT).
• Read information online or in books about forces and gravity. Then, design a simple experiment to investigate the question: Does a heavy object fall to the ground quicker than a lighter object? Remember to think about how you will ensure that your experiment is a fair test. Choose an appropriate way to record your findings.
• Find out about the following types of moon: blood moon; supermoon; blue moon and harvest moon. Why have they been called this? When do they happen? How often can you see a moon like that?
• Use books or the internet to find out how the Earth’s rotation causes day and night and discuss this with an adult. Model the action of the Sun and Earth and how they create day and night using a ball (to represent Earth) and a torch (to represent the Sun). Write a short paragraph to explain day and night.
• Bake your own space themed cakes or biscuits. They could be star, rocket or planet shaped. Blog the recipe that you used.
• Create a fact file about Tim Peake.
• Use tin foil, sweet wrappers, newspaper and other material around the house to make a space collage.