Mathletics
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Literacy
Please continue learning the words for our Christmas carol performance.
Science
Choose an animal and research their life cycle. Draw a labelled diagram
to demonstrate their life cycle to present to the class. Try to include
scientific language where possible.
Spellings:| Objective: To distinguish between homophones as well as other words that are often confused. | |||||
| A | B | C | |||
| 1 | past | aloud | practice | ||
| 2 | passed | allowed | practise | ||
| 3 | affect | affect | advice | ||
| 4 | effect | effect | advise | ||
| 5 | father | guest | device | ||
| 6 | farther | guessed | devise | ||
| 7 | led | desert | assistance | ||
| 8 | lead | dessert | assistants | ||
| 9 | herd | principal | stationery | ||
| 10 | heard | principle | stationary | ||
GREEK ARCHITECTURE
ReplyDeleteArchitecture is the art of designing and creating buildings. Greek architecture is a very specific and influential type of design, which was based off of the post-and-lintel system. The post-and-lintel system is made up of columns, which are large upright posts, with a roof, or architrave, over the top. This type of architecture began with the Greeks, but has persisted throughout the ages to live on today.
Temples: Temples are the most common type of public buildings in ancient Greece. The purpose of a temple was to store a religious statue. Some temples were very large, but others could be very small, depending on thesize of the statue and how many people wanted to visit it. Perhaps one of the most famous of Greek temples is The Parthenon.
Stoas: Stoas were a lot like temples, but were extra long, and sometimes they were even two or three stories high. These buildings were big because they were used as large gathering places for the public, such as market places, public offices, and places where people could stroll and meet other people.
Gymnasia: Gymnasiums are still a common part of most schools, and these buildings began with the Greeks. Parts of ancient Greek gymnasia were wrestling grounds, which were open to the outside, and running tracks. Other parts of the gymnasia were lecture halls and other smaller rooms where Greek athletes and warriors could train.
The three main Greek architectural orders are:
Greek architecture
• Doric: The Doric order is the oldest and most simple order. The columns have no base and the columns have a very simple capital. In other words, Doric buildings were the least decorated. Archaeologists believe that Doric architectural buildings, which were built in stone, evolved from wooden buildings that were very similar.
• Ionic: The Ionic order is more decorative than the Doric. The columns are taller and thinner, and the capitals at the top of the columns are decorated with scrolls and other patterns. The bases of the columns are also decorated.
• Corinthian: The Corinthian order is a lot like the Ionic order, but the capitals are even more elaborately decorated, usually with leaves and floral patterns.
Greek architecture has had a long and important legacy in western history. Even now, people continue to copy Greek buildings, and many people go visit the ancient remains of the thousands of ancient Greek buildings still standing today.