Keeping Safe Online
In P1 we were really excited to look at what was being posted on the blog. We have thoroughly enjoyed seeing what each class are getting upto. As a class we noticed that we don’t see any faces of the people in the other classes.
Mr.Mutch spoke to us about the internet and how fast things can travel. Mr.Mutch said that he can send photos to our parents on Seesaw because we know that only certain people can see it and that is safe. However, if we post something on our school blog then anyone around the world can visit the blog.
Therefore to keep our names and faces safe we have made Electricity themed characters, which we can’t wait to voice them and share with you our learning.
Will it Light? Exploring insulators and Conductors.
In P1 we have used copper tape to create a simple circuit, however, Mr. Mutch told us to leave a gap.
When we attached the battery prongs and the L.E.D we had to make sure they were placed a certain way.
Then Mr.Mutch gave us some objects to place on the gap. We found out that when certain things connect the circle up then the electricity can pass through and the L.E.D will light up.
After we sorted all the objects Mr.Mutch told us that objects that allow electricity to pass through are called conductors and things that don’t allow electricity to pass are called insulators.
We were always surprised when the light went on.
Where Does the Energy Come From?
Primary 1 have explored where our power comes from…
Power can come from a Battery or by plugging into the Mains (or the socket in the wall)
Most of us thought that the plug had all the electricity, we now understand that electricity travels through the plug into whatever we want power to.
In pairs we worked together to sort out household items into whether they use Mains or Battery.
At the end we played this game that we think you will enjoy too. We suggest that you play it as the game show or the alien race
On the Lookout for Electricity!
Primary 1 went for a walk around the village of Methlick. We were looking for things that used power.
We found many examples and we took some photos to share with you all.
It turns out that many things use power in Methlick because we were pointing so many different things out.
However, we were left with one big question… Where does all this power come from?
My monster idea
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Orange group-Making a campfire out of play dough with circuits
Today we made a campfire out of play dough. First we loaded up the squishy circuit app and chose what we wanted to make. We selected the campfire .We looked at the instructions and began to make all the shapes we would need to make the flames and the rocks around the campfire.
We used red and orange LED lights, black, orange, red and white play dough. Once we made the structure of the campfire we placed the LED lights in the play dough. The instructions said to begin by making a white ring with insulating dough and line the outside of the white ring with small pieces of black dough.These will be rocks around your fire ring. Then we created a thick disc shape, using red dough and placed the disc inside of the white fire ring. Using both the red and orange dough we created the flames for inside the fire ring.Next, we placed the flames onto the red disc shape inside the fire ring. Remember to alternate the colours whilst placing. We added In four LEDs and made sure to have the long terminals into the black dough. The short terminals were then be inserted into the red disc inside the fire ring. We lit up the fire by attaching the battery holder wire, inserting the red wire into one of the black dough pieces.Next, we inserted the black wire into the red disc inside the fire ring. The power switch on the battery holder to “on” to light up the fire!
Dark Blue group-Boombox play dough circuit
Today in class we made a boom box 💥 circuit. We used red, black and yellow play dough, a buzzer and a battery. To do this we started by making our model boom box then making a music note to connect the buzzer and the battery together. We have made a time-lapse to show you what to do. Click the link to watch it now. https://sway.office.com/7Zy2vkfQineBXOxA?ref=Link Continue reading Dark Blue group-Boombox play dough circuit
Yellow group – play-dough sculpture circuits
Today we were making play-dough sculptures and made them into circuits. We decided to make a caterpillar 🐛.
We used blue, orange, green and white play-dough. The white play-dough is an insulator. The rest are conductors. Also we used 2 orange LED lights and a battery pack🔋. We needed 2 googly eyes but we did not have any so we made some paper eyes.
After we finished we tried to make a dinosaur but it took too long 🦕. The body was made out of different coloured play-dough. The eyes were made from paper. We all enjoyed this task for science. When we turned the batteries on the LED lights turned on and the caterpillar looked very cool 💡.We used the insulator play-dough to stop the positive and negative electrons from colliding. Here are some photos we took during this activity.
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Light blue group – whale project
Today we were doing a squishy circuits project. Our project was to make a whale.
Our equipment was blue dough, blue l.e.d bulb, black dough, white insulating dough, a battery pack and 4 double a batteries.
