Year 4 Brazil Topic - Homework Grid
This half
term: Your target is to complete at least 3 projects from the grid.
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A Country Fact File
Create a fact file about
one of the countries competing in this year’s Olympics/Paralympics in Rio.
As part of your leaflet can you research the history behind the meaning of
the Olympic rings
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Brazilian Cuisine
Find a Brazilian recipe
for a dish that is eaten and enjoyed by the people of Brazil.
Write out the recipe;
make it if you can and share pictures of it being enjoyed by your family.
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Junk Modelling
Using some pictures in
class or your own research on the internet can you create your own model of
a favela out of recyclable materials.
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What’s in a Rainforest?
Create a drawing of a
rainforest showing the different layers of growth; some examples of what
animals would live there and labelling some species of plants.
Magnify a detailed
drawing of a plant or animal of your choice.
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Persuasive Poster
Imagine you work for the
Brazilian Tourist Board and you must design the next marketing poster to
draw more tourists to your wonderful country. Think colour, images, key
words…
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Marvellous Mapping
Create a map of a
rainforest overlaid with a grid. Remember to label your x and y axis on
your grid with a,b,c,d 1,2,3,4
Create a set of
instructions (start here, move forward 1, turn right etc.) to guide a
friend to the goal
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Brazil and Fairtrade
What can you find out
Fairtrade and Brazil? Use www.fairtrade.org.uk to help you and think which is the best way to
show your findings - poster, leaflet, powerpoint, talk etc.
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A day in the life of…
Imagine you are living
in the Favelas. Write a dairy about your day. Really put yourself in their
shoes and see beyond the pictures we have shared and discussed.
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Our Wonderful Weather
Keep a weather
diary/complete a weather chart for a week for the weather at home and use
the internet to chart the weather in Brazil. Show your findings in a
suitable way - graph maybe. What are your main findings?
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Top Trumps
Create a set of Top
Trump cards for a sport of your choice from the Olympics of the Brazil
football team. Think age, attainment, celebrity status, appearances etc.
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What’s in a Word?
Create a Brazilian
glossary (book design of your choice) listing and explaining a minimum of
15 words. How best can you present your words - colour, drawings,
alphabetised…
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X Factor
Have you an idea linked
to our learning this term that you would like to share?
Go ahead and do it -
think presentation, time, audience, research requirements, resources etc.
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Completed
homework should be brought into class as it is completed. The final deadline
date is
Friday 21st
October
We will
share completed homework when we can.
