Y5 Topic Grid Homework -

The Active Planet

Remembe Understa Apply Analyse Create
r nd
What is an Label a volcano! Analyse the A landform of
Draw a map of earthquake? You can either different layers your choice and
the world and Explain what do a 2D print out of a volcano. label it. You may
label the happens when or you can wish to include
continents. there is an create a 3D several together.
earthquake. model the
Can you identify
choice is yours.
how many you
have visited or
lived on?

What is a Explain what What are the A warning poster

Draw a map tsunami? the Richter scale likely effects of alerting people
featuring the Research and is. How does it earthquakes as to the dangers of
attraction/ local explain this work? they become a natural
amenities of natural disaster. more intense? disaster and
your immediate advise how they
area. should act
accordingly.
 What is an ice- What is the ring What is Put together a
List actions that storm? Can you of fire? List some seismology? survival kit full of
you should take find examples of of the countries What do things to sustain
in case of an such that are on the seismologists you during a
earthquake. occurrences? ring of fire. How do? disaster. You
What are some does this impact could use
things you upon their lives? pictures or real
should never do? items.
Find out what What emergency Compare and Create a song or
Do you know causes a procedures are contrast two a poem about
anyone who has landslide. What in place in areas different disasters or one
lived through a are the effects of that may be emergency disaster of your
terrible natural a landslide on considered procedures (eg: choice.
disaster? people and the prone for a earthquake and
Interview them landscape? tsunami? flood).
and find out
about their
experience
including the 5
Ws.

Complete as many of these activities as you would like to support your learning. You may even
choose to work in small teams if your parents agree to arrange mutual times for you to work
together. We will award merits for all work completed. Completed work should be in by the
week ending Friday 17th March.