Maths Homework Project Y9: Sport Events
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Date set 16th May Hand it in on: 23rd May
Information for Students: Complete all tasks in the order that they are set.
Information for Parents/Guardians: Ways in which you can support your child.
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Helping students to access the internet and Moodle.
Checking that students are progressing through the tasks and understand the
evidence that they are reading.
Read the work that your child has produced and discuss with them how they
have arrived at their conclusions.
Introduction
You will be looking at different Olympic sports.
Using your geometry knowledge you will be calculating different facts linked to sport.
Task 1 Beach Volleyball
Fact: In beach volleyball a one
handed block is called a ‘kong’.
Area and Volume
The diagram shows the area of sand on each beach volleyball court.
The playing area is the inside rectangle. There is a 6m wide strip of sand
around the playing area. Green tape marks the edge of the sand.
16 m
Green tape
8m
6m
6m
1.
What is the area of the whole rectangle of sand?
2. Work out the area of sand which is not part of the playing area?
3. The green tape is 15cm wide. Work out the area of the green tape.
Give your answer in m² to 1 decimal place.
Fact: In the Paralympic Games,
archers have to aim at a target 70m
away. Half a degree in either
direction could be the difference
between bullseye and missing the
target completely
Task 2 Archery
Circles
The diagram shows the archery target that was used at
London 2012. The target is made from concentric circles in five different
colours.
24.4cm
12.2cm
12.2cm
12.2cm
12.2cm
Key
Y = yellow
R = red
Bl = blue
Bk = black
W = white
1. An archer lands an arrow 45cm from the centre of the target.
Which colour does the arrow land in?
2. Work out the circumference of the yellow circle at the centre of the
target. (Circumference=π x Diameter)
3. a. Work out the diameter of the whole target.
b. What is the circumference of the whole target?
Task 3 Maps and Bearings
Fact: Ben Ainslie won silver at
Atlanta 1996, and then went
on to win Gold at Sydney
2000, Athens 2004 and
Beijing 2008.
Maps and Bearings
Scale:
Hampden
Park
1cm = 100miles
St James’ Park
Old Trafford
Millennium Stadium
Weymouth
and Portland
London
The sailing venue for the 2012 Games is Weymouth and Portland, 125
miles from the Olympic Park. The map shows some of the London 2012
venues that are outside London.
1 a. Measure the bearing of London from Weymouth and Portland.
______________º
b. How far is it in a straight line from Old Trafford to Hampden
Park?
______________miles
c. Write down the bearing and distance of the Millennium Stadium
from St James’ Park.
______________˚
2. A Finn Class racing yacht leaves the harbour in Weymouth and
Portland and travels in a straight line on a bearing of 120º.
Work out the bearing of its return journey.
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Task 4 Written task
During London 2012 the Athletes’ Village provided accommodation for around
17000 athletes and officials.
Research and write about an athlete that attended London 2012 that you either
enjoyed watching or who does an event you do.
Use the internet to help you.
Remember to write in sentences.
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Whole School Literacy – Assessing Extending Writing
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STEP 5
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STEP 8
Students can
- Form and write basic words
Students can
- Write words of one or more syllable
- Spell simple words correctly
- Use a full stop at the end of a sentence
Students can
- Spell words with an –ed or –ing ending
- Write in simple sentences
- Use some interesting words
- Organise ideas into a sensible order
Students can
- Spell common words with general accuracy
- Organise ideas into simple paragraphs
- Write simple and compound sentences
- Use a suitable vocabulary for a given purpose
Students can
- Use common and complex words with general accuracy
- Join paragraphs together with a connective word or phrase
- Use a range of punctuation and sentence types
- Vary vocabulary for effect
Students can
- Spell complex words with a high degree of accuracy
- Write and connect a variety of paragraphs with clear cohesion
- Use a full range of punctuation including apostrophes, colons and semi
colons
- Use imaginative and attention grabbing vocabulary
Students can
- Spell all words, including uncommon and ambitious words, with a high
degree of accuracy
- Use a full range of punctuation with assurance and control
- Connect a range of paragraphs with assurance to create a wellcontrolled text
- Use a complete range of vocabulary, including technical vocabulary, to
create an intended effect
Students can
- Use a full range of punctuation with maturity and style, completing
written tasks with exceptional technical accuracy
- Ensure extended texts are structured with style and fluency,
completing written tasks that are highly engaging
- Use an excellent range of vocabulary with flair and maturity
Student Reflection
Q1. What skills or knowledge do you now have because you have completed these
homework tasks?
Q2. How could you do this type of work better in the future?
Q3. What resources did you use to complete these tasks?
Q4. Can you think of any better resources you would like to use in the future?
Q5. Which parts of this homework booklet did you find hardest?
How were you resilient in completing the hardest task?
Parent Comment
Parent Signature …………………………………………..
Teacher Comment
Overall Effort Grade = E1
E2 E3 E4 E5