My Learning Log

My Learning My Learning Log Log

Throughout this unit I really liked learning about:

A skill I worked on during this unit: My favourite activity was: A question I still have: Two things I found interesting/surprising: Five things I learned: ©The Educational Company of Ireland

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A drawing of something I have learned from this unit, for example, a map or a diagram showing how an experiment worked:

My sources Name of website, or title of book or newspaper

Primary or secondary source? 2 3 New information I found while doing research for this unit: 1 ©The Educational Company of Ireland

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A

How a guitar produces sound

Sketch a diagram of a guitar. Label your diagram with notes, explaining the following: ● how the sound from the strings is amplified by the guitar itself ● what the musician can do to amplify the sound from the strings ● what the musician can do to change the pitch. ©The Educational Company of Ireland

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B

Unscramble and explain each word or phrase.

Use the word box to help you unscramble each word or phrase. Then, write a fact to explain its meaning.

amplitude pitch noise pollution woodwind

1 nbiovitra: ____________________________ Fact: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 2 sione onpoitllu: ____________________________ Fact: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 3 ycrfqeneu: ____________________________ Fact: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 4 hptic: ____________________________ Fact: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 5 deplamitu: ____________________________ Fact: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 6 odoniwdw: ____________________________ Fact: __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 7 donus evasw: ____________________________ Fact: __________________________________________________ sound waves vibration frequency ©The Educational Company of Ireland ______________________________________________________

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Label the diagram of the ear.

Name: ___________________ Job: _____________________

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Name: ______________ Name: ___________________

Name: ___________________ Job: _____________________ ________________________ Name: ___________________ Job: _____________________ ________________________ Name: ___________________ Job: _____________________ ________________________

Names: ___________________ ________________________ Job: _____________________ ________________________ ©The Educational Company of Ireland

B

Examine the photographs and answer the questions.

1 Which animal’s ears are most similar to a human’s ears? _______________________________________________________ 2 Name two similarities between this animal’s ears and a human’s ears. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3 In what way, do you think, does a rabbit benefit from having raised ears? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 4 Can you name any other animal species that have raised ears? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 5 Why, do you think, do humans and chimpanzees not have raised ears? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 6 In your opinion, could there be any other reason why humans’ and chimpanzees’ ears are on the sides of our head? Could it be linked to communication? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Rabbit Chimpanzee ©The Educational Company of Ireland _______________________________________________________

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Fill in the blanks to complete the timeline.

The Spanish take full control of the empire. 1532

The Inca empire is at its peak. 1438

Sapa Inca Atahualpa is killed. 1572 The Inca tribe moves to Cusco.

13th century

The Sapa Inca begins conquering lands near Cusco.

Comparing life for the Incas with life today.

Use the grid to compare and contrast how the Incas lived with how we live today.

Early 16th century 1533 Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cusco. How the Incas did it How we do it B Homes and communities: ©The Educational Company of Ireland

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Clothing and hairstyles: How the Incas did it

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How we do it

Food and farming: Work and school: Government: Free time: ©The Educational Company of Ireland

C

Letter home

Imagine you are an Inca commoner who has recently started working as a servant at the palace of the Sapa Inca. If you could write a letter to your community, what would you say about the great luxury you have seen at the palace? How has your life changed for the better and for the worse? What do you miss about home?

_____________________ Dear ______________________, _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________©The Educational Company of Ireland

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Inca artwork

Design an artwork for the Coricancha (Golden Temple) in Cusco, featuring Inti, the sun god and Mama Quilla, the moon goddess. Your artwork could include symbols of items that were important to the Incas, such as feathers, cocoa leaves or corn.

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Map work

Label the map of South America. Using colouring pencils, draw or shade in the Andes Mountains, the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest, and label them.

S W E N 0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 km©The Educational Company of Ireland

B

Trip to Peru

Find out more about Peru by doing research online. Plan an itinerary for a nine-day holiday in Peru with your family. Choose three locations in Peru where you will stay.

Location 1:

Sites you will

visit in the area: Special notes or facts: Location 2: Sites you will visit in the area: Special notes or facts: Location 3: Sites you will visit in the area: Special notes or facts: ©The Educational Company of Ireland

C

Capital cities crossword puzzle

The word box contains the names of 13 capital cities in South America. Match each capital city to the correct country/territory to complete the crossword puzzle. Use the hints in brackets to help you.

Asunción Bogotá Brasília Buenos Aires Caracas

Cayenne Georgetown Lima Montevideo Paramaribo

Quito Santiago Sucre

Across

2 Capital of Venezuela (7 letters, ends in ‘s’) 6 Capital of Bolivia (5 letters) 8 Capital of Suriname (10 letters, begins with ‘P’) 9 Capital of Peru (4 letters) 10 Capital of Argentina (two words) 12 Capital of Uruguay (10 letters, ends in ‘o’) 13 Capital of Ecuador (5 letters)

Down

1 Capital of Paraguay (8 letters) 3 Capital of Brazil (8 letters) 4 Capital of Guyana (10 letters) 5 Capital of Chile (8 letters, begins with ‘S’) 7 Capital of French Guiana (7 letters) 11 Capital of Colombia (6 letters)

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My Learning My Learning Log Log

Throughout this unit I really liked learning about:

A skill I worked on during this unit: My favourite activity was: A question I still have: Two things I found interesting/surprising: Five things I learned: ©The Educational Company of Ireland

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A drawing of something I have learned from this unit, for example, a map or a diagram showing how an experiment worked:

My sources Name of website, or title of book or newspaper

Primary or secondary source? 2 3 New information I found while doing research for this unit: 1 ©The Educational Company of Ireland

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