S2-Bell: Feet
13th September, 2016
MATHS
- Once, lengths were measured in some very strange units of measurement called the Imperial system. For example, Ms S is 5 foot 10 tall. How tall is she (and what is that ’10’ supposed to mean?). Which (or whose) feet is she using to measure? Can you see the problem with using feet to measure length? Explore what this height would look like with small feet, compared to big feet.
- What units of measurement do we use instead, and why? Find the measurement of your foot and use multiplication or repeated addition to work out a scaled key. Measure lengths,widths,height, or perimeters using your feet and then use your scaled key to compare your measurements with others. Discuss how the size of your unit of measurement will change the number of units you need to use.
VISUAL ARTS
- Time to kick of your shoes – or at least, one of them. Study the outline shape of your shoe, any line details, and the different patterns and textures. Look at these shoe drawings that use the techniques of hatching, cross-hatching and stipling to create detail, and have a go.
- Visualise an interesting setting for a walk. Focus your attention on what that setting would look like if your shoe had eyes of it’s own! Think back on what you’ve learned about perspective before creating that setting: Your shoe will only ‘see’ things at ground level, so those things will look quite large.
IMAGINATIVE WRITING
- Get ready to write by using the academic conversation skill of ‘elaborate and clarify’ to discuss your ideas with a partner.
- You will be writing from the perspective of your shoe. Choose the type of shoe and build a detailed description of yourself. Choose a destination for that shoe to walk. Describe that journey from the visual and/or emotional perspective of the shoe. You may use narrative structure by adding a problem to be solved, or the shoe may try to persuade someone to think or act differently.
- Write, write, write 🙂
