Task 1: Mathletics

Complete the tasks set for you by Sunday.

All tasks below due Tuesday Week 3 :)

Task 2: Inquiry - Inventions from the 1300s and earlier

Choose one invention from List A to investigate...

List A	List B (not necessarily from the 1300s or earlier)
catapult compass eyeglasses gunpowder kite levers marshmallow paper scissors silk steam-engine yo-yo	thermometer wheels chalk clock skipping rope surfboard chair shot put tent calculator GPS digital camera

Find out the following information:
1. Draw a detailed, labelled diagram of your invention
2. Who invented it?
3. When was it invented?
4. How has it helped human lives?
5. Has it been adapted or used to make other, more advanced inventions? How?
6. Draw a labelled diagram of it.

7. This plus that equals...

Now choose one invention from List B. Combine the two inventions to create a new invention. Describe what the problem is with your first invention and state how the new addition to the invention solves that problem.

e.g. (not to be copied!!)

Invention #1: eyeglasses
Invention #2: thermometer (not on the list)
Problem: eyeglasses fog up on cold mornings
Solution: A tiny thermometer sits on the edge of the glasses. When the temperature of the glass falls below a certain temperature, a signal is sent along a wire. The wire acts as a demister to clear the fog
Draw a detailed labelled diagram of the new invention

Task 3: Reading - Inferencing and Comprehension

Complete your CARS reading task given out in class.