Maps, changing habitats and helpers
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw a map of your street or school yard with a key and a compass. Use at least 3 symbols.
Answers differ. Check the key matches the symbols and N is on top.
2
Alexandria is north of Luxor. Write a sentence about Siwa and Luxor using a direction.
Siwa is west of Luxor.
3
Goat-game rule: with 20 or more goats at the start take away 6; with fewer than 20 add 5. A herd starts with 18 goats. How many are there at the end of year 1 and of year 2?
Year 1: 18 + 5 = 23. Year 2: 23 is 20 or more, so 23 − 6 = 17.
4
Write one cause and one effect of a drought.
For example: cause – no rain for a long time; effect – the pond dries up.
5
Ask a grown-up how litter can harm animals. Write one idea.
For example: animals can get stuck in plastic bags or eat things that make them ill.