Homework: Week
beginning 1st December 2014
This homework is all due by Friday, 5th
December.
Spellings
Mathletics
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Literacy
Please could you start learning the
words of our Christmas songs.
Science
As part of our ‘Living Things’
unit, we will be looking at the work of animal behaviourists and natural
scientists such as Charles Darwin, Jane Goodall, David Attenborough and Steve
Backshall. Please research an animal behaviourist or natural scientist and
write a short biography of them. Where have they worked and what have they
found out?
Topic- to be done on the blog.
Choose two characters from an
Ancient Greek myth and write a descriptive passage for each. One of your
characters should be a mythical beast. You may want to sketch the characters
too.
King Soburus was a greek made up monster that was created just for fun so the people that made it can have a lot of fun with other people and tell them that there was a monster in town but that as we know is completely not true.You can see my sketch when I come into class on Monday.
ReplyDeleteSteve Backshall works for cbbc news for animals and is the most busiest presenter of any animal presenter.
ReplyDeleteSteve found out that polar bears can survive on much more colder temperatures than our freezers because of their very useful fur.
Steve also found out that wolves howl not at the moon but when they need help from other wolf families.
When a wolf howls the vibrations travel systematically across the ground and into the other wolf's ears.
That the only way they can communicate.
Wolfs also don't snarl or roar at each other they are actually talking.
Echidna:
ReplyDeleteEchidna was a powerful half-woman half-snake monster, and her name means 'she viper'. She is often called by other Greek mythological monsters 'monster of all monsters', because in her history she has mothered most of them.Hesiod described her as a half-nymph with glancing eyes, fair cheeks and half a huge snake, great and awful with with speckled skin eating raw flesh beneath the parts of the holy earth.
Minotaur
ReplyDeleteThe potent ,deadly and vigorous Minotaur is really scary and deadly.
he ate 14 people a year he was a greedy man..
he is so hairy , stinky , wet , damp , smelly.
He is the half man and half bull the scariest
and traumatising beast you would ever ,
ever see! He is so smelly you would not even dread of going near him to kill him.
But the brave Theseus , Did.
He is as hairy as an gorilla, his horns are
really hard you can't even file them.
Theseus
Theseus is a courage’s man because, he was strong he defeated the Minautor with just his bare hands. But he is also very carless, because he left Ariadne stranded on the island, even though she helped him! He persuaded her to go and get food for her.
Theseus is a heroic man as he suggested to go first to face the Minautor.Theseus is sucsesful because he killed the Minotaur just by snapping his neck with his own bare hands.
He is ungrateful because he left Ariadne stranded on a island. Theseus is extremely powerful because now his dad is dead he will now be ruling over the whole land of Greece .
Ariadne finds Theseus attractive but Theseus does not find her attractive. Theseus is mighty because he destoyed the Minotaur within seconds. Theseus is careless because when he was in the maze he dropped the ball of string.
Theseus is broken-hearted because his dad jumped of the clif and now is dead as his punishment for leaving her on a island. He is sacriftial because as he put his life to risk,by entering the maze.He is forgetful because he forgot to put the white flags up.
Centaur
ReplyDeleteCentaurs were half-human and half-horse. The upper part of their body was human, while the lower half have four, long, animal like legs. In general, Centaurs were loud, noisy and vigorous. However there was one intelligent, smart and skilled called Chiron. Training, many Greek heroes including Achilles, the brave warrior, and Jason of the Argonauts.
Centaurs inhabited in the mountains and forests Magnesia.
Sphinx
With the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman, she is thought to have been treacherous and merciless. Those who cannot answer her riddle suffer a fate typical in such mythological stories, as they are killed and eaten by this ravenous monster. Sphinx are thought to have originated in Egypt, Greece and Peru.
Medusa
ReplyDeleteMedusa is a mythical monster who is said to have the face of a hideous female and she also has living venomous snakes in place of her hair. If someone looks directly into her eyes, that person would turn into stone.
Minotaur
A minotaur has the face of a bull and a body of a man. He lived in the centre of the labyrinth which was a maze like construction. The minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
Areas He is the god of war, he is mostly seen carrying a sword and shield.
ReplyDeleteHis father is Zeus the king of all gods and his mother Hera the queen.
He was not liked much even by his parents because he was always having fights to have war, but when he is fighting he is a coward.
His animal is a dog and his bird is a vulture.
Chimera
It has three heads the first head is a lions, the second head is a snakes and the last head is a goats.
In the front half of the body is the hands of a lion at the back half is the legs of a goat and the long tale is archly the snakes body.
Sirens:
ReplyDeleteSirens are half women & half bird.They have vicious claws and malicious teeth. They sing a beautiful song so lovely that passer-bys and sailors fall asleep , the sirens then claw into the victims skins and carry them back to their cave to [devour more like] eat.
Cerberus:
Cerberus is a three-headed dog that has monstrous teeth like daggers, it guards
the gates to the underworld[also known as hell] .In myth Cerberus is offspring of Echidna.The three heads represent past,present and future.It is shown in Greek and Roman mythology.
Sirens
ReplyDeleteThe Sirens were gorgeous mermaid/fish but violent and dangerous creatures that lured fishermen and sailors to their death!They would wove around underneath the water and jump out onto the boat.Then they would sing like angels.They would charm the sailors so much,they tried to kiss the sirens.But instead,they would get pulled under and drown!Sometimes the sailor on the wheel would get so distracted ,that they wouldn't notice that the ship was about to crash into a reef.
Medusa
Medusa was a monster,one of the gorgon sisters and very dangerous.She had snake hair and she was so ugly that whoever looked at her would be turned into solid stone.The snakes were poisonous and her eyes were possessed.The person or god that did this was goddess Athena.Medusa forgot her vows and married Poseiden. So they both got punished. Poseiden was turned into a snake. Poseiden loved Medusa because she wasn't a medusa,for she had golden silky hair.
Goosebumps!
Death He is called the Grim reaper. He came from Pandoras box. He is called Death because he takes the souls of people. He does it by using a cyth witch sucks the life out of people. His sidekick is a horse helps Death. Death has a brother called war. Griffin A griffin is a fusion of a lion and a eagle. The Griffin was the king of all creatures. He had wing and a head of an eagle,lion paws and tail. It isn't a myth but Greeks use to draw picturs of him in carvings.
ReplyDeleteMinotaur
ReplyDeleteThe Minotaur had the head of bull and the body of a man. It came from the island of Crete. He lived underground in a maze called the Labyrinth. Each year, seven boys and seven girls were locked into the Labyrinth to be eaten by the Minotaur.
He had a face of a bull and regular human body as appearance. He was a nasty, venomous frightening tempered man with his hard firm horns on top of his head. Nobody could kill him and everyone refused to risk the task, although one man did. Thesus, the famous greek warrior.
Theseus was the only one volunteered to slay the monster. He promised to his father, Aegeus, that he would put up a white sail on his journey back home if he was successful and would have the crew put up black sails if he was killed.
Hydra
The hydra was a fearsome monster from Greek Mythology. It lived in the swamp near Lake Lerna, it was Heracles’s quest to kill that nine-headed beast. It was a giant snake with nine heads. The problem was that if you cut one head off, more heads would quickly grow back. Heracles slew the hydra as one of his Twelve Labors. He was selected by Eurothersa to fulfil this duty and bring back the trophy for killing him, the hydra’s head.
Charles Darwin
ReplyDeleteNaturalist Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. In 1831, he embarked on a five-year survey voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle. His studies of specimens around the globe led him to formulate his theory of evolution and his views on the process of natural selection. In 1859, he published On the Origin of Species. He died on April 19, 1882, in London.
Early Life
Naturalist Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809, in the tiny merchant town of Shrewsbury, England. He was the second youngest of six children. Darwin came from a long line of scientists. His father, Dr. R.W. Darwin, was as a medical doctor, and his grandfather, Dr. Erasmus Darwin, was a renowned botanist. Darwin’s mother, Susanna, died when he was only 8 years old. Darwin was a child of wealth and privilege who loved to explore nature.
In October 1825, at age 16, Darwin enrolled at Edinburgh University along with his brother Erasmus. Two years later, Charles Darwin became a student at Christ's College in Cambridge. His father hoped he would follow in his footsteps and become a medical doctor, but the sight of blood made Darwin queasy. His father suggested he study to become a parson instead, but Darwin was far more inclined to study natural history.
Voyage on the HMS Beagle
While Darwin was at Christ's College, botany professor John Stevens Henslowe became his mentor. After Darwin graduated Christ's College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1831, Henslowe recommended him for a naturalist’s position aboard the HMS Beagle. The ship, commanded by Captain Robert Fitzroy, was to take a five-year survey trip around the world. The voyage would prove the opportunity of a lifetime for the budding young naturalist.
On December 27, 1831, the HMS Beagle launched its voyage around the world with Darwin in tow. Over the course of the trip, Darwin collected a variety of natural specimens, including birds, plants and fossils. Through hands-on research and experimentation, he had the unique opportunity to closely observe principles of botany, geology and zoology. The Pacific Islands and Galapagos Archipelago were of particular interest to Darwin, as was South America.
Upon his return to England in 1836, Darwin began to write up his findings in the Journal of Researches, published as part of Captain Fitzroy’s larger narrative and later edited into the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. The trip had a monumental effect on Darwin’s view of natural history. He began to develop a revolutionary theory about the origin of living beings that was contrary to the popular view of other naturalists at the time.
Theory of Evolution
Darwin's exposure to specimens all over the globe raised important questions. Other naturalists believed that all species either came into being at the start of the world, or were created over the course of natural history. In either case, the species were believed to remain much the same throughout time. Darwin, however, noticed similarities among species all over the globe, along with variations based on specific locations, leading him to believe that they had gradually evolved from common ancestors. He came to believe that species survived through a process called "natural selection," where species that successfully adapted to meet the changing requirements of their natural habitat thrived, while those that failed to evolve and reproduce died off.
In 1858, after years of further scientific investigation, Darwin publically introduced his revolutionary theory of evolution in a letter read at a meeting of the Linnaean Society. On November 24, 1859, he published a detailed explanation of his theory in his best-known work, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Death and Legacy
Following a lifetime of devout research, Charles Darwin died at his family home, Down House, in London, on April 19, 1882, and was buried at Westminster Abbey. During the next century, DNA studies revealed evidence of his theory past then.
This is the end of his biography.
THE MINOTAUROS (or Minotaur) was a bull-headed monster born to Queen Pasiphae of Krete after she had coupled with a bull.
ReplyDeleteThe creature resided in the twisting maze of the labyrinth, where he was offfered a regular sacrifice of youths and maids to satisfy his cannibalistic hunger. He was eventually destroyed by the hero Theseus.
The Sirens were beautiful but dangerous creatures that lured the sailors with their beautiful voices to their doom, causing the ships to crash on the reefs near their island. They were the daughters of the river god Achelous, while their mother may have been Terpsichore, Melpomene, Sterope or Chthon. Although closely linked to marine environments, they were not considered sea deities. The texts mentioning the Sirens provide different opinions as to their number and their names; some mention two or three; others mention more.
Born 8 May 1926, the younger brother of actor Lord Richard Attenborough. He never expressed a wish to act and, instead, studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, graduating in 1947, the year he began his two years National Service in the Royal Navy. In 1952, he joined BBC Television at Alexandra Palace
ReplyDeleteMedusa was a monstrous, malicious, mortal Gorgon. Her eyes were as black as the darkest midnight, complimenting with her pure, pale, icy face. Her face immediately converted people into stone with one glimse. Her hair was engulfed with vicious, snarling, hissing snakes who were emerald green.
ReplyDeletePerseus was a hero who slayed medieval medusa. He had wavy, sleek, hazel locks of hair. His eyes were a delicate sky blue colour, complementing with his warm, courageous face. He carried a shiny, silver, radiant shield.
Ancient Greek Myth
ReplyDeleteZeus King
Zeus is a mythological god from heaven and the world and he is also the king of gods. He was always depicted with a dark beard , a majestic body and a mature face.
The best known myth about Zeus is the way he survived and then overthrew his father (Cronus) to gain the crown.
When Zeus became mature with help from his mother Rhea,Zeus gave a poisonous portion to his father.
By drinking the portion a miracle happened all the children Cronus swallowed were vomited out.
Mythical Beast
A fire-breathing beast is called a Chimaera. The beast who has a lions head and body, a serpent for a tail, and a goat's head in the midsection. The chimaera may have represented fiery volcanic mountains where goats and lions dwelt and snakes innundated the foothills.
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The Minotaur
ReplyDeleteThe Minotaur was King Minos's most dangerous weapon. He was half bull half man and fed on human flesh.
The Minotaur lived in a labyrinth in the middle of Mino's palace.
Pegasus
Pegasus is a winged divine stallion. He is often shown as a pure white creature with the ability to fly.
His dad is Poseidon, a horse-god and his mum is Medusa the Gorgan.