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Job to do: You have been asked by “Teesside Council” to help them in some of their
Extended Homework set latest projects. They want young people to consider the effect their lifestyles have on *Use the Reference
week beginning:
20th February 2012
where we live, how we live and how Olympics
A New Sporting Activity – some of our habits affect the place we call home. section in the Library, as
Some of the projects are “real-life” and are happening NOW in our town. well as websites to
2012 research different areas
Final product due in of sustainable living
week beginning: WEEK ONE *Use skills, knowledge and
WEEKs TWO & THREE
26th March 2012 resources (look at the
Task 1
local newspapers – Evening
“THE FUTURE IS GREEN, Teesside Council have a vacancy for a Sustainability
Gazette and Northern
Officer. You should apply for the job, using the letter
Key skills: THE FUTURE IS TEESSIDE” Echo – both are also
template to help you if needed. Use the “Success available on-line) to help
Communication You will be provided with a brochure giving you
Research
Criteria” box, following the job description, to check you with the activities
information and facts about a new industry
your progress *Watch the local news on
Creativity which is being created here on Teesside. There
BBC and ITV for current
Analysing information are questions to answer, and the brochure will
updates on what is
Reflection give you most of the information you need. happening in the local
Evaluating choices area.
Use your research skills to help you find extra Task 2
information. This will help you understand the Using your geography, science and design technology
Hint! Start collecting topic and improve your knowledge of industry knowledge you should be able to explain
“rubbish” in Week 1 and renewable energy on Teesside – you never WHERE you would site your “green building”, Look at the
to help with your final WHY you would put it there and following
know, it may become your job one day! Week 1 websites to
Week 5 work! WHAT design features you would include.
Y8 Ext homework - Brochure.docx help you
with your
Be adventurous and take a risk! Think of the most unusual research:
WEEK FIVE
materials you could reuse or recycle. Remember to
Design an advertisement to encourage
consider the properties of the materials before you
Middlesbrough Town residents to “do”
decide what you would use them for! Week 2 and 3 Y8 Ext
“The 3 R’s” - “ reduce – re-use – recycle “
homework - job description and letter.docx
with their household waste.
Your advert should be made entirely of
“rubbish” which would have otherwise WEEK FOUR
ended up in “the bin”. Be creative and use You are going to investigate how much “rubbish” is generated by
your communication skills to get the 3R’s households in Middlesbrough and the UK. You should complete the table,
message across. (You may like to make a model using the website addresses given, and then answer 3 questions in your
or storyboard instead of a poster!) Week 5 Y8 own words. Week 4 Y8 Ext Homework - Complete the grid.docx
Ext Homework - Create rubbish poster.docx
http://www.uk-energy-saving.com/recycling-statistics.html
WEEK SIX http://www.recyclenow.com/
http://www.scrib.org.uk/
Present your completed pieces of work to your http://www.just-recycling.com/glass-recycling-c15.html
Science teacher. http://www.wasteonline.org.uk
Week Student checkpoint: What does this mean for me?
Beginning:
“The Future is Green – The Future is I could……
10 Jan
Teesside”. You should be able to answer most
of the questions from the information in the
brochure. If you would like to include some
“QI” (Quite Interesting) facts whilst doing any
extra research, then, please add them to your
work!
Task 1
17 Jan and Read through the job vacancy for
24 Jan
Sustainability Officer and use the letter
template to support you writing your
application. Use the “Success criteria” box as
your “checklist” of what is important, and
remember the important rules of writing and
punctuation.
Task 2
Draw and label your building with the following
information:
WHERE you would site your “green
building”
WHY you would put it there and
WHAT design features you would
include.
31 Jan Complete data research task, using websites
provided. Answer 3 questions.
Design an advertisement and use your powers
7 Feb of persuasion to encourage Middlesbrough
Town residents to “reduce – re-use – recycle“
their household waste. Be creative and use
your communication skills to get the 3R’s
message across. You may like to make a model
or storyboard instead of a poster! DO NOT
use “new” materials to make your advert – think
about using cereal boxes as “paper” and images
from magazines and/or newspapers. Don’t
print out words/pictures – use newspaper and
magazine headlines instead to make your own
message. TRY TO USE AS MUCH “RUBBISH”
as possible in your work!
14 Feb Present your completed pieces of work
to your Science teacher.
