This week’s literacy task furthered our instructional writing skills, whilst focusing on our class novel ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’. First we had to remember all of the ingredients used, before we wrote our final set of instructions. Here we are brain-storming in our groups! 
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Primary 6 Science
This week’s science task got rather smelly… But our Volcano eruption was a success! We investigated the different types of chemical reactions taking place, and named the signs that a chemical reaction is taking place. We then used our experience to further our instructional writing; creating a set of instructions that allow others to create their own volcano! 
Primary 6 Science
Last week we took part in our first ever science experiment! We had to ensure we knew all of the safety precautions needed to work in a laboratory before beginning. This experiment focused on our knowledge of scientific vocabulary. We learned about a variety of meanings in science, and in particular we learned about the meaning of ‘soluble‘ and ‘insoluble‘. We now know that sand and iron shavings, may be two very minuscule pieces of solid matter, but as neither of them are a liquid, they will never dissolve. We spoke about how some chemical reactions are reversible and some are irreversible. we spoke about what tools we can use to separate some states of matter (e.g. drain pasta from hot water using a sieve). We were a very clever bunch, and realised very quickly that a magnet would work to separate the iron from the sand, as it is a metal. Here we are as scientists for the afternoon!
Primary 6 Maths
This term’s work on ‘volume’ has allowed us to see the many different ways of finding the volume of an object. We appreciate the need to know how to measure volume in day-to-day life, and have been given a variety of opportunities and tools to demonstrate our learning. 
Primary 6 Literacy and Language
This post is to celebrate a brave, young Alexis who read aloud our current story of ‘Lost or Stolen?’ to her whole class! Well done Alexis, you read beautifully and had us all engaged 🙂 
Primary 6 Science Festival
This week, we were very, very lucky! We got to learn all about science on the brain! We were able to take part in lots of different experiments, including testing liquids for starch; creating Carbon-Dioxide through mixing of various chemicals; and taking part in a memory test! We learned all about different parts of the brain and what they are used for. What a great way to start off our science project this term! 
