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Week beginning 4th May 2015
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May
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Mathletics -
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Literacy
We will be having a
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painting that makes you think of ‘summer’ and write a small paragraph about
what summer means to you. We will use this to develop our poems.
Topic –
on the blog
'There must be a
beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be
thoroughly finished yields the true glory.' A quote by Sir Francis Drake.
Who was Francis Drake and what did he achieve
during the Tudor times? Write a brief biography (in your own words) on the
blog.
Science
This week we will be focussing on
air resistance. How can we investigate air resistance? Write your own investigation
plan using the template on the other side of this page.
Sir Francis Drake, vice admiral was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580.
ReplyDeleteBorn: Tavistock, Devon
Died: January 28, 1596, Portobelo, Colón, Portobelo District, Panama
Nationality: English
Full name: Francis Drake
Spouse: Elizabeth Sydenham (m. 1585–1596), Mary Newman (m. 1569–1581)
Parents: Mary Mylwaye Drake, Edmund Drake
Drake's first expedition was with John Hawkins and with him he captained the ship Judith,one of the six ships that made up the fleet.Hawkins first led the fleet to Africa where they captured people to sell into slavery. Then they sailed across the Atlantic to the New World.Then they sold the slaves at a Spanish port but they were betrayed and Spanish warships attacked many of the fleet.Although,Drake and Judith escaped they nor attacked nor forgave them.
Drake wanted revenge he took up the job of a Privateer and would attack any enemy ships, mostly Spanish and steal their cargo.For the Spanish he was considered a pirate for the English a hero.Over several years,he attacked Spanish towns taking much of their gold.Queen Elizabeth I noted his success and gave him a fleet of ships to take to South America and plunder the Spanish.
The fleet travelled through the Atlantic ocean and he captained the largest ship the Pelican which he thought of renaming it Golden Hind.Many of his sailors died of a disease and he even had to behead a man for carrying out mutiny.They also entered the pacific ocean along the coast of Peru ransacking towns the way.They also captured a Spanish ship named Cacafuego it contained lots of gold.Drake would arrive home VERY RICH! Gradually his fleet was down to one ship the Pelican. After three years of sailing,Francis returned back to England.The queen was very proud of him and knighted him and he was known as Sir Francis Drake.
The King of Spain put a bounty on Drake's head of 20,000 ducats. That's around $7 million in today's money!
By VALLABH
Summer means everything to me. The wonderful skies, beaches, vacations etc. It is my favourite holiday because there is always a nice hot bright weather which allows access to parks, resorts and other stuff like that. You can also sun bathe by relaxing on a beach chair and enjoying the view. I believe that summer is a special time of year when everybody can enjoy their holidays. It is an awesome way to kick back and relax from all the hustle and bustle from the previous seasons, when you had to rush to school and people on the streets trying to arrive at work on time, shoving past you.
ReplyDeleteSummer is joy to the world and the key to freedom. It is a wonderful time for fun and ecstasy. It should be spent very wisely, every minute for you must be in heaven. It is amazing!
This is why summer means everything to me. I would trade everything in the whole world just for summer to remain for eternities and beyond.
Sir Francis Drake
ReplyDeleteBorn: 1540/1544 in Tavistock, England
Died: January 27, 1596 in Portobelo, Panama
Occupation: Explorer, Privateer
Renowned for: Being the first Englishman to sail around the world and defeating the Spanish Armarda.
Francis Drake was born around 1540 and 1544 and lived during Queen Elizabeth I's reign. His father was a Minister for the Navy. He grew up like his father being a sea captain at a young age. Francis Drake earned a living by working on a ship.
Protestant England was usually at war with Catholic Spain and whoever captured a Spanish ship and took some loot was awarded with a rich prize. When on his first expedition, Spanish ships damaged English ones and as a result he would never trust the Spanish again. The ship and Francis were lucky and both survived.
Travelling round the world was an objective and he set off in 1577 coming back in 1580. On his famous circumnavigation he passed through the Straight of Magellan, past the Pacific and the Americas and finally travelling back to Britain. As a reward of taking much gold and silver from the Spanish, their enemies, Francis Drake was knighted and becames known as Sir Francis Drake.
In 1596 Sir Francis fell ill and later died of dysentry aged either fifty six or fifty two. He is still one of the most famous explorers today.
In 1588 the Spanish Armarda attaked. Thanks to Drake's great thinking the English won.
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How can we investigate air resistance ?
I will keep the same
The object we throw in the air.
I will measure
How high we throw the object.
I
Hypothesis
I think that when an object is thrown it will travel in the air and air resistance will keep it up for a short while and gravity will pull it back down. The weight of something may affect this and when something is heavy it will come down faster.
Method
1. Gather all needed resources
2. Then, throw the object in the air
3. Look at the object and observe what is hapening to the object
4. You are done.
To me summer means that hotness has arrived and that it is time for beaches! Summer also means to me that I get to go back to my country and see how everyone is doing at home and see my dog. Summer is great because you can also wear vests and short trousers instead of horrible knitted hot clothes. So I really love summer and it is great at least that is what i think. Everyone loves summer don't they?
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ReplyDeleteSir Francis Drake was a English sea captain and politician of the Elizabethan era.
He acieved many things such as the second circumnavigation that he carried out.
He lived from 1540 to 1596 and was 56 years old when he died.
He was also vice admiral.
Air Resistance
ReplyDeleteWe can investigate air resistance by tying a small toy to a small parachute with a big roof and let go of it from the top of your bed and you will see it falling slowly because the surface of the parachute catches enough air resistance while if you have a small roof of the parachute it will not catch enough air resistance to make it go down slowly and will fall down very quickly.
Summer
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion summer is the best season because in the summer holidays you can go to the beach and experience the warmth and sunshine. Plus, you can go on holidays to different places, knowing you can relax for over a month. You can be active and go to the park or enjoy a juicy ice lolly everyday that melts in your mouth. You have the time to do lots of exciting things. Also, if you want to you can relax and sun bathe.
Sir Frances Drake
ReplyDeleteFrancis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon in around 1540 and went to sea at an early age. In 1567, Drake made one of the first English slaving voyages as part of a fleet led by his cousin John Hawkins, bringing African slaves to work in the 'New World'. All but two ships of the expedition were lost when attacked by a Spanish squadron. The Spanish became a lifelong enemy for Drake and they in turn considered him a pirate. He was a English sea captain and a politician.
Sir Francis Drake was born between 1540 and 1544 in Devon. His father was a minister for the navy and Francis Drake grew up near the sea. He went to work for a sea captain when he was very young and started living and working on a ship.
ReplyDeleteFrancis Drake’s first expedition was with a man named John Hawkins. He captained one of the six ships that made the fleet. John Hawkins first led the fleet to Africa. Then, they sailed across the Atlantic to the New World. Spanish warships attacked the fleet and destroyed a vast majority of the ships.
After returning from the New World, Francis Drake wanted revenge on the Spanish for destroying his ships. He started being a privateer and would attack the enemy ships of Britain, mostly the Spanish and take their cargo. To the Spanish, he was a pirate, however the British worshipped him as a hero.
Over the next few years, Francis Drake attacked Spanish cities, towns and ships, taking as much gold and silver as possible. Queen Elizabeth I noticed his success and gave him a whole fleet of ships to take to South America and defeat the Spanish.
Francis Drake and his fleet of several ships left England in November, 1577. He captained the largest ship named the Pelican. Many sailors died of diseases and many other nasty illnesses on this adventure.
During the Spanish Armada, Queen Elizabeth I made Francis Drake vice admiral of the English navy. Many doubted that England would have the victory of winning. Francis had an idea and lit several empty English ships on fire. They sent them into the middle of the Spanish fleet.
Not long later, a huge storm hit the Spanish ships and many of them were sunk or broken. The English defeated the Spanish and were one of the most powerful navy in the world.
Sir Francis Drake died of dysentery while on an expedition to the New World on January 27, 1596.
Sir Francis Drake:
ReplyDeleteHe was born in Devon around 1540-1544 and died on 28 January 1596 of dysentery off the coast of Portobelo, Panama, where he was buried at sea.
Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
In 1585, Drake sailed to the West Indies and the coast of Florida where he sacked and plundered Spanish cities. In 1587, war with Spain was imminent and Drake entered the port of Cadiz and destroyed 30 of the ships the Spanish were assembling against the British. In 1588, he was a vice admiral in the fleet that defeated the Armada. Drake's last expedition- with John Hawkins- was to the West Indies. The Spanish were prepared for him this time, and the expedition was a disaster. Drake lost 20 ships and more than 12,000 men. He died on 28 January 1596 of dysentery off the coast of Portobelo, Panama. Hawkins died at the same time, and their bodies were buried at sea.
ReplyDeleteSir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock in Devon and died on January 28th 1596. His mother was called Mary Drake and his father was called Edmund Drake.
Francis was had 4 jobs; an English sea captain, privateer, navigator and politician of the Elizabethan era. In 1581 Drake was awarded knighthood by the queen because he was the first English person to travel the world and bring back rich cargo and spices. Also bringing back lots of Spanish treasure.
Air resistance
ReplyDeletePeople can get a round and bouncy object and test air resistance by bouncing the object on the ground. Observe how long the object is in the air. You may need to try this experiment more than once to see if you get a different answer. Furthermore, it is vitally important to keep the same amount of weight every time you bounce the ball on the ground otherwise it will not be a fair test!
Investigating air resistance
ReplyDeleteBackground info:
In this science investigation, we are discovering if the size of a newspaper parachute makes a difference to the amount of air resistance to slow it down.
I will measure:
How long it takes for parachutes of different sizes attached to an ordinary everyday object.
I will change:
The size of the parachute.
Hypothesis:
I think the bigger parachute will slow down the object, because the parachute will build up more air resistance
Method:
1) Get an ordinary object
2) Attach it to string with sellotape
3) Make a newspaper parachute
4) Sellotape the other end of the string to the four corners of the parachute
5) Let it go from a height
6) The second you've done that, record with a stopwatch how long it took to reach the ground
Do this with different size parachutes and record the results!
Sir Francis Drake (Part 1)
ReplyDeleteFrancis Drake, born around 1540-1544 in Devonshire, England, was involved in theft and illegal slave trading before being chosen in 1577 as the leader of an expedition intended to pass around South America, through the Strait of Magellan, and explore the coast that lay beyond. Drake successfully completed the journey and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I upon his triumphant return. He later saw action in the English defeat of the Spanish Armada.
Francis Drake was the eldest of 12 sons born to Edmund Drake and Mary Mylwaye Drake. Edmund was a farmer on the estate of Lord Francis Russell, the second earl of Bedford, who was also Francis' godfather. Francis was apprenticed to a merchant who sailed coastal waters trading goods between England and France. He took to navigation well and was soon enlisted by his relatives, the Hawkinses. They were privateers who prowled the shipping lanes off the French coast, seizing merchant ships.
By the 1560s, Francis Drake was given command of his own ship, the Judith. With a small fleet, Drake and his cousin, John Hawkins, sailed to Africa to engage in the slave trade. They then sailed to New Spain to sell their captives to settlers, an action that was against Spanish law. In 1568, Drake and Hawkins were trapped in the Mexican port of San Juan de Ulua. The two escaped, but many of their men were killed. The incident instilled in Drake a deep hatred of the Spanish crown.
In 1572, Francis Drake obtained a privateer's commission from Queen Elizabeth I (essentially a license to plunder any of King Philip of Spain's property.) In that year, he embarked on his first independent voyage to Panama. He planned to attack the town of Nombre de Dios, a drop-off point for Spanish ships bringing silver and gold from Peru. With two ships and a crew of 73 men, Drake captured the town. However, he was seriously wounded during the raid, so he and his men withdrew without much loot. They stayed in the area for a time, and after Drake’s wounds healed, they raided several Spanish settlements, picking up much gold and silver along the way. They returned to Plymouth in 1573.
With the success of the Panama expedition, Queen Elizabeth sent Francis Drake out against the Spanish along the Pacific coast of South America in November 1577. He was accompanied by two other men, John Wynter and Thomas Doughty. The agreement was that the three men would share command responsibilities on the expedition. Soon after raiding several Spanish settlements near the Azores, Drake assumed command, a declaration that didn't set well with Doughty. Tensions flared between the two all the way across the Atlantic. Upon arriving off the coast of Argentina, Drake sensed that Doughty was plotting a mutiny and had him arrested. After a brief and possibly illegal trial, Doughty was convicted and beheaded. Drake took full command of the expedition by making all officers responsible only to him.
Francis Drake then led the fleet into the Strait of Magellan to reach the Pacific Ocean. They were soon caught in a storm, and two ships lagged behind. One ship, commanded by John Wynter, reversed course and returned to England. The other disappeared and was never seen again. Drake remained in his flagship, The Golden Hind, and sailed up the coasts of Chile and Peru, plundering unprotected Spanish merchant ships full of gold and silver. Drake landed off the coast of California, claiming it for Queen Elizabeth. After repairing the ship and replenishing food supplies, he set sail across the Pacific, through the Indian Ocean and around Cape of Good Hope back to England, landing at Plymouth in 1580. Drake had become the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world. The treasure he captured made him a wealthy man, and the Queen knighted him in 1581. Later that year, he was elected to the House of Commons.
Sir Francis Drake (Part 2)Between 1585 and 1586, relations between England and Spain grew worse. Elizabeth unleashed Sir Francis Drake on the Spanish in a series of raids that captured several cities in North and South America, taking treasure and inflicting damage on Spanish morale. These acts prompted Spain’s King Philip II to invade England. He ordered the construction of a vast armada of warships, fully equipped and manned for the task. In a preemptive strike, Drake conducted a raid on the Spanish city of Cadiz, destroying more than 30 ships and thousands of tons of supplies. He laughingly referred to this act as "singeing the king of Spain’s beard."
ReplyDeleteIn 1588, Sir Francis Drake was appointed vice admiral of the English Navy, under Lord Charles Howard. On July 21, 130 ships of the Spanish Armada entered the English Channel in a crescent formation. The English fleet sailed out to meet them. For several days, the English fleet used its superior speed and maneuverability to harass the Armada with long-range cannon fire. Two Spanish ships were damaged and had to be rescued. Drake was able to capture one of the Spanish ships carrying the payroll for the Spanish Army.
On July 27, Spanish commander Medina Sidonia anchored the Armada off the coast of Calais, France, in hopes of meeting up with Spanish soldiers who would join in the invasion. The next evening, Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake organized fireships to sail right into the Spanish fleet. They did little damage, but the ensuing panic caused some of the Spanish captains to cut anchor and scatter. The southwesterly wind carried many of the ships into the English Channel, and the English followed in pursuit.
At the Battle of Gravelines, the English began getting the better of the Spaniards. With the Armada formation broken, the lumbering Spanish galleons were easy targets for the English ships, which could quickly move in to fire one or two well-aimed broadsides before scurrying off to safety. By late afternoon, most English ships were out of gunpowder and pulled back. Medina Sidonia was forced to take the Armada north around Scotland and back to Spain. As the Armada sailed away from the Scottish coast, a strong gale drove may ships onto the Irish rocks. Thousands of Spaniards drowned, and those who reached land were killed by English soldiers and locals. Of the 25,000 men that set out in the Armada, fewer than 10,000 arrived in Spain safely.
In 1589, Queen Elizabeth ordered Sir Francis Drake to seek out and destroy any remaining ships of the Armada, and help Portuguese rebels in Lisbon fighting against the Spanish occupiers. The expedition was a disaster. Drake lost 20 ships and more than 12,000 men. Drake returned home and for the next several years, busied himself with duties as mayor of Plymouth.
In 1595, the queen once again called on Sir Francis Drake to wage war on Spain. Traveling with Drake was his cousin, John Hawkins. They were to capture Spain's treasure supply in Panama, in hopes of cutting off revenue and ending the war. After a few skirmishes in the Caribbean, Drake's fleet moved farther west and anchored off the coast of Portobello, Panama. There, Drake contracted dysentery and on January 28, 1596, died of a fever. He was buried in a lead coffin at sea near Portobello, Panama. Divers continue to search for the coffin.
Sir Francis Drake was born in England. He was a sea captain, privateer, navigator, slave, and politician in the Elizabethan era. Francis carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in one single expedition. He was also a Spanish pirate. But this one time, he had been offered a reward of 4 Million pounds. No one knows if he took it.
ReplyDeleteYou would make a paper spinner and drop it three times. after that put five paper clips on the spinner and do the same thing again. After then put ten paper clips on the spinner and then do the same thing. Finnaly, add your results up and your qustions will be ansewered.
ReplyDeleteSir Francis Drake was born in Tavistock at about 1540 and went to sea very early in his life.Also, he created one of the first slaving voyage with his cousin[ John Hawking ] in 1567 .Shockingly, only two ships came back from the expeditio when they were ambushed by a Spanish squadron.The Spanish instantly becme permanent and plainly persistent foes to Francis, consequently, they considered him a penniless pirate. At about 1570 to 1571, he had successfuly traded two beneficially practical vessels for when they were to proceed in a marauding journey against Spanish in the Carribean.Triumphantly, he captured the port Nombre de Dios, all the while, observing the beautiful Pacific Ocean. In 1577, Drake was surreptitiously authorized by Queen Elizabeth I to set off on an expedition against the Spanish colonies on the American Pacific coast. He sailed with five ships, but by the time he got as far as the Pacific Ocean in October 1578 only one was left, Francis' flagship the Pelican, was renamed the Golden Hind.He became the very first Englishman to navigate the Straits of Magellan.Several months after that Queen Elizabeth knighted him on the Golden Hind, for the aggravation to Spain's King.In 1587, war with Spain was coming so Drake entered the Port Cadiz and devastated precisely thirty of the ships the Spanish were creating for the battle against the British. In 1588, he was a vice admiral in the fleet that defeated the Armada. Francis' last voyage, with John Hawkins, was to the West Indies. In a surprising turn of events, this time the Spanish were prepared for him and the journey was a wreck. Drake died on 28 January 1596 off the coast of Panama. Sadly, John Hawkins succumbed to the wraath of the Spanish as well and both their bodies were buried at sea.
ReplyDeleteSir Francis Drake was born in 1540 in Devon. In time he sailed to the Pacific and Indian ocean. Also, in 1587 Sir Francis Drake travelled to Spain in an attempt to defeat the Spanish Armada. Outstandingly, he captured six ships and then sunk another 31 using his clever mind. After the Spanish Armada he was given his full title. (Sir Francis Drake) Sadly in 1596 Francis died of a sickness called infectious diarrhea. He still is known as one of the best travellers today.
ReplyDeleteSir Francis Drake was a was an English sea captain and politician . He died in January 28 1596 . His parents were called Mary Mylwaye Drake and his father Edmund Drake . His nationality was England and he worked for Queen Elizabeth era .He was born in Tavistock.
ReplyDeleteFrancis Drake was born around 1540 to 1544 in Devonshire in England. He was involved in piracy before being chosen by Queen Elizabeth for an expedition intended to pass around South America, through the Strait of Magellan and explore the coast that lay beyond. When the journey was completed Drake was knighted.
ReplyDeleteFrancis Drake was the eldest of 12 sons born to Edmund Drake and Mary Mylwaye. Edmund was a farmer on the estate of Francis Russel the second Earl of Bedford. Francis Drake soon became a privateer seizing merchant ships.
By the 1560's, Francis Drake had command of his own ship called the Judith. With a small fleet, Drake and his cousin, John Hawkins, sailed to Africa to engage in the slave trade. They then sailed to New Spain to sell their captives. This was against Spanish law. The two were trapped in Mexico. They managed to escape. The incident instilled a deep hatred in the Spanish crown.
In 1572, Francis Drake obtained a privateer's commission from Queen Elizabeth I - a licence to plunder any of King Philip of Spain's property. In that year, he embarked on his first independent voyage to Panama. He planned to attack the town of Hombre de Dips, a drop off point for Spanish ships bringing silver and gold from Peru. With 2 ships and a crew of 73 men, Drake captured the town. However, he was seriously wounded during the raid so he and his men withdrew with not much loot. They stayed in the area for a time. After Drake had healed, he and his men raided other Spanish settlements. They returned to Plymouth with lots of riches in 1573.
With the success of the Panama expedition, Queen Elizabeth sent Drake out against the Spanish along the Pacific coast of South America in November 1577. He was accompanied by two other men, John Wynter and Thomas Doughty. The agreement was that the three men would share command responsibilities on their expedition. Soon after raiding many Spanish settlements, Doughty and Drake fell out. Later Doughty was beheaded. After this Drake took full command making all officers responsible to him.
After another battle, Drake was elected to the House of Commons. Between 1585 and 1586 relations between Spain and England grew worse. The king is Spain, King Phillip II unleashed an Armarda.
After defeating the Spanish Armarda, Drake was appointed Vice Admiral of the English navy in 1588.
In 1595, Drake destroyed the last remaining ships from the Spanish Armarda. He retired in Plymouth.
Drake went on one last expedition. He died of a fever. Divers are still looking forhis coffin today.