Home Work

August 6,2014,

Complete your day reflections in Kidblog by today evening.

August 7,2014,

Complete reading of the article,highlight and write new words on the post its and stick these on each page,make  a list of the new words in the note book -find the  meaning of each word,Read each paragraph and write the summary of each paragraph in your English note books and make a list of questions that you have related to the article.

Due date is tomorrow August 8,2014.

August 8,2014
Math:Learn all math tables 2-12 perfectly,find out more place values in Indian systems in Kharabs.
English: Complete the prompt worksheet
Profile:
http://www.literacynet.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

Copy paste the analysis and mail it to me on:
mubeensafura@gmail.com
 by Saturday Afternoon before 12 pm.

PENDRIVE:

Please bring a 4 GB pen drive by Monday as a part of your stationery kit.

August 11,2014

Questions: Frame 6 open ended questions that you want to know about media.

Read or watch any news.

Reflection:post your reflections on the kid blog  about the day. 

August 12,2014

Math:Practice Mental addition of 3 digit numbers atleast 10 sums and in the class tomorrow explain your techniques to the class.

Find out numbers from 1-10 of any one civilization you like.
Develop a code for this number 123456789

English practice a few worksheets on line .

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentcontinuous/menu.php

UOI: Complete on kid blog reflections about the resources you will (personally only) use for the unit. 

August 14:

A – D List of Adjectives addicting afraid agreeable amused ancient angry annoyed anxious arrogant ashamed average awful bad beautiful better big bitter black blue boiling brave breezy brief bright broad broken bumpy calm careful charming cheerful chilly clumsy cold colossal combative comfortable confused cooing cool cooperative courageous crazy creepy cruel cuddly curly curved damp dangerous deafening deep A – D List of Adjectives	D – G List of Adjectives defeated defiant delicious delightful depressed determined dirty disgusted disturbed dizzy dry dull dusty eager early elated embarrassed empty encouraging energetic enthusiastic envious evil excited exuberant faint fair faithful fantastic fast fat few fierce filthy fine flaky flat fluffy foolish forlorn frail frantic fresh friendly frightened funny fuzzy gentle giant gigantic good D – G List of Adjectives	G – M List of Adjectives gorgeous greasy great green grieving grubby grumpy handsome happy hard harsh healthy heavy helpful helpless high hilarious hissing hollow homeless horrible hot huge hungry hurt hushed husky icy ill immense itchy jealous jittery jolly juicy kind large late lazy light little lively lonely long loose loud lovely low lucky magnificent G – M List of Adjectives	M – R List of Adjectives mammoth many massive melodic melted mighty miniature moaning modern mute mysterious narrow nasty naughty nervous new nice nosy numerous nutty obedient obnoxious odd old orange ordinary outrageous panicky perfect petite plastic pleasant precious pretty prickly proud puny purple purring quaint quick quickest quiet rainy rapid rare raspy ratty red relieved M – R List of Adjectives	R – S List of Adjectives repulsive resonant ripe roasted robust rotten rough round sad salty scary scattered scrawny screeching selfish shaggy shaky shallow sharp shivering short shrill silent silky silly skinny slimy slippery slow small smart smiling smooth soft solid sore sour spicy splendid spotty square squealing stale steady steep sticky stingy straight strange striped strong stupendous  R – S List of Adjectives	S – Z List of Adjectives successful sweet swift tall tame tan tart tasteless tasty tender tender tense terrible testy thirsty thoughtful thoughtless thundering tight tiny tired tough tricky troubled ugliest ugly uneven upset uptight vast victorious vivacious voiceless wasteful watery weak weary wet whispering wicked wide wide-eyed witty wonderful wooden worried x-ray yellow young yummy zany S – Z List of Adjectives

English:Complete the Socratic seminar article till framing questions. 

August 18,2014:
UOI :

Interview questions:

Central idea: The use of media influences the decisions and opinions of individuals and societies
1.       How do you think media is connected to your lives?
2.       Have you ever been influenced by media to make your decisions? If yes please explain.
3.       Can media ever stop stereotypes in society?
4.       How is media important in your life?
5.       What is your opinion about media’s influence on society?
6.       Have you ever faced any difficulty or consequence becuse of media?
7.       What are the ways in which you can change media to improve the commuicaton?
8.       How did media change over time?
9.       Do you use media? If yes/no explain?
10.   Are you aware of different forms of media? Can you list the forms you use?
11.   How can media help you in your day to day activities?
12.   Apart from the different forms of media are there any other ways of communication?
13.   Can media bring change in your daily life?
14.   Do you know how does media reach out to people?
15.   What are the positive influence of media in daily life?
16.   What do you think will happen in this world if media stops working?
17.   Have you ever been a part of any form of media in your life? Please share your experience.
18.   What do you think media is?
19.   What kind of technology is used in media?
20.   Can media change your thinking?
21.   Is use of media environment friendly?
22.   As an audience do you think you are a part of media?
23.   Do you think media can change the world?

Interview questions:

Central idea: The use of media influences the decisions and opinions of individuals and societies

1.       Have you ever been influenced by media to make your decisions? If yes please explain.-

2.       How is media important in your life?

3.       Have you ever faced any difficulty or consequence becuse of media?

4.       What are the ways in which you can change media to improve the commuicaton?

5.       Do you use media? If yes/no explain?

6.       Are you aware of different forms of media? Can you list the forms you use?

7.       How can media help you in your day to day activities?

8.       Can media bring change in your daily life?

9.       Do you know how does media reach out to people?

10.   What are the positive influence of media in daily life?

11.   What do you think will happen in this world if media stops working?

12.   What do you think media is?

13.   Can media change your thinking?

14.   Do you think media can change the world? 

Survey questions:

Central idea: The use of media influences the decisions and opinions of individuals and societies

1.       How do you think media is connected to your lives? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

2.       Have you ever been influenced by media to make your decisions? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

3.       Can media ever stop stereotypes in society? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

4.       Is media important in your life? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

5.       Have you ever faced any difficulty or consequence because of media? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

6.       Are there any ways in which you can change media to improve the communication? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

7.        Did media change over time? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

8.       Do you use media? If yes/no explain? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

9.       Are you aware of different forms of media?Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

10.   Can media help you in your day to day activities? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

11.   Apart from the different forms of media are there any other ways of communication? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

12.   Can media bring change in your daily life? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

13.   Do you know how does media reach out to people? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

14.   Do you know what the positive influences of media are in daily life? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

15.   Have you ever been a part of any form of media in your life? Please share your experience. Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

16.   What kind of technology is used in media? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

17.   Can media change your thinking? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

18.   Is use of media environment friendly? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

19.   As an audience do you think you are a part of media? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

20.   Do you think media can change the world? Yes ⃝ ,No ⃝

August 25,2014

Dear all students ,complete your reflections,surveys and research work.

August 26,2014

Math:Complete the frequency table and graph in your Math note book.

http://video.pbs.org/video/1797357384/

Watch this video and write important points in the UOI note book related to digital media-understanding.

Watch relevant videos  and make necessary notes in your UOI book about Social  and broadcasting media.

August 27,2014

UOI-1)-Individual inquiries:

Choose a topic of media and research about it  and make a presentation -chart or book let.Use picture cutouts from the newspapers to make it interesting.

The project should be directly connected to the central idea.

Math: Revise data collection ,ICT plotting of graph using excel and also the stem and leaf plots  and double bar graphs done today.

September 2,2014

Math:assessment in Mean,Media,Mode and Range
UOI: Formative assessments in individual inquiries

September 3,2014
Math:Myimaths.com:
http://www.myimaths.com/tasks/library/loadTask.asp?title=angles/anglesOH&taskID=1081

September 4,2014
Math: Completing the translation worksheet ,anti clockwise,degrees 90,180 and 270  degrees using  tracing paper.
UOI: Watch the following videos and complete a summary on the impact of media focusing on advantages and disadvantages in your UOI books ,make use of the metaphors from the videos to describe the impact of media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDcS7HX7W-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSeu50HzgLI

September 12,2014
Maths:Practice translations and transformations in Myimaths.
Practice page no 414 and 415 from IB MYP text book.
Complete the symmetry sheet given to you all and use only pencil and colour pencils for colouring the patterns.
UOI: Prepare for role play each group will get 5 minutes of time.Practice session on Monday.


September 15,2014:
Math: Practice triangle constructions and steps of constructions.
You can use Myimaths.com
UOI: Practice the role play

September 16,2014
Math:Use Paint to complete the following activity and mail it to me by evening today for printing.

Practice Tessellations on Myimaths.com

Also practice your logo that you will create for assessment.

UOI: Collect information for the summative assessment.

September 24,2014
Math syllabus:

Topic	Learning objectives
Shape and Space	·     Sort polygons according to the number of lines of symmetry and the order of rotational symmetry, through investigation using a variety of tools the different kinds of shapes used in media. ·     Apply reflections and line symmetry in real life situations the different kinds of shapes used in media ·      Investigate rotations and rotational symmetry the different kinds of shapes used in media ·     Solve Translations the different kinds of shapes used in media ·     Analyse enlargements and reductions to understand Tessellations the different kinds of shapes used in media ·     Measure and construct angles up to 180° using a protractor, and classify them as acute, right, obtuse, or straight angles.
Data	·     Design a survey and systematically collect data using technology about the types ,use and impact of media in people’s lives ·     Collect and organize discrete or continuous primary data and secondary data and display the data using charts and graphs, including continuous line graphs Learn the use of Tally marks, Scale, Pictogram, Bar graph, Venn diagram, Carroll diagram, column graph, line graph, pie charts, stem-and-leaf plots, double bar graphs, broken line graphs and continuous line graphs
Number	·     Recognise, represent, model, expand, order, compare and estimate large numbers of 7 digits and beyond. (Indian and International system).  ·     Use the base 10 to identify place values in any number they come across. ·      Estimate the value of the sum /difference of the numbers up to million. ·
Measurement	Construct a rectangle, a square, a triangle, and a parallelogram, using a variety of tools
Pattern and function	Identify geometric patterns, through investigation using concrete materials or drawings, and represent them numerically

October 7 ,2014

Padlet:http://padlet.com/mubeensafura/4zrymwjalhtq

UOI:
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/time-periods/
Maths:Revise topics on Myimaths .com
Students should create  their Ids for EDMODO



October 9,2014:

UOI:

Task 1: Create wiki pages about the explorer in detail,who is he,when was he born,what does he do,When and how did he decide to travel,what tools of navigation he used,Who supported him,What change did he bring about in the world because of his explorations.
Task 2: Choose any modern/latest navigational tool and on an A3 size coloured sheet make a presentation of what it is,who invented it,what does it do and paste a picture after describing it fully.

Math:

Complete all the Myimaths.com assessment tasks.

Dear students,

Please keep reading from Monday onwards till chapter 14. And complete the tasks as you read. DO NOT read all the chapters and attempt to do all the tasks at one go. Reading and tasks should go simultaneously. Please send me/share on Edmodo the Web-tool products so that I can share with all and if possible send the snapshots of work with me for global connect. We are also pinned on the map with the other readers. Find the snip attached and also here : https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=zk1fdMY5uWEk.kGitncEFI2e0. Also, see the video to know the author. The plan below has all the details for you to start from Monday ie tomorrow. 6A has read till chapter 4, 6K needs to catch up.

The English task for GRA is as follows:

Global Read Aloud: The Miraculous journey of Edward Tulane

Chapter	Task
Anticipation Guide: Using the ‘Mind’s Eye’ Strategy to create visuals that predict about the plot, setting and characters of the story.	Posted on Ms. Mitchell’s padlet for global share. http://padlet.com/tara_mitchell/h9510r4qciok
Chapter 1 and 2:	Tweet your opinion about the domestic dramas that take place in the Tulane household. The ‘It fiasco”, “ The battered Ego” and “Rosie Affair”.
Chapter 3: Grandma tells Abelaine a story about a princess. Post your predictions about the story.	Post on padlet http://padlet.com/arpita0109/hri40f3m9xeb
Chapter 4: Think about the kind of person the princess in the story is…	Create a wordle using the words that describe what you think of the princess. http://www.wordle.net/create   click on the link, write the words in the box and submit. Don’t forget to use the snipping tool to save the wordle that you create. Share it with me please.
Chapter 5 to 9 from 13th to 17th OCT Chapter 10 to 14 from 20th to 24th OCT	Choose from the following tasks to complete as you read. Try and complete one task after reading two chapters. You MUST attempt minimum 5 tasks and can challenge yourself to do all. ·         Character Sketch: use words as character traits to describe Edward Abileine or Edward as you find them at http://www.tagxedo.com/ ·         Main Incidents Discussion: Post your reflections about the main incidents as you read on KIDBLOG. Quote lines that are important. ·         Create a comic strip about your novel.  Pick a scene from the book. ·         Write a one-page letter to the author telling him/her what you like about her book and writing style. ·         Use the illustrations in the novel to create a movie trailer about the book. Use short captions to describe the illustrations. Use Moviemaker tool in your laptop and if you are taking the illustrations from google images, be sure to credit source. ·         Create a poem about one of the main character.  Illustrate the poem. ·         Make a timeline of at least 10 events from the story.  Illustrate. ·         Write  blog posts( KIDBLOG) describing each of the following:           the funniest part, the saddest part, the happiest part,the most unbelievable part or the most believable part of the chapters that you read. ·         Use the camcorder of your laptop to record the broad cast of the play of a chapter/or two, of the novel. Use interesting and catchy words to invite people to come and see. Don’t feel shy, be dramatic J It could be a 90 secs or 120 secs audio broadcast. Those of you who hesitate to use the webtools, use paper, colour and other stationery to create hard copies of your work. Please send your work to me via mail if possible so that I can share with the other schools. I will be available online only on Fridays. Have fun, enjoy your holidays and wish you and your family a very happy and safe Diwali . October 31,2014 UOI: What discoveries from the past have influenced our present day? How do you think the discoveries will also help the future? Find out answers for the questions above. Copy paste the referred links.  Home work : November 14,2014 Complete the attached Math sheet as home work in the Math note book.You can also take a print out. Math retest in Bearings revise for the test. UOI: Practice the summative assessment and portfolio work on Monday.