Holywood Hullabaloo

This weeks technology challenge was to make a dome out of cocktail sticks and gum drops. We were working by ourselves to produce a dome. Before we started we had to collect our materials which were 11 gum drops and 25 cocktail sticks. Before we started to build it we were given an instruction sheet to show us how to build the dome. We followed the instruction and put the cocktails sticks into the gum drops in a set out way and we managed to build the dome. After we managed to build the dome we had to draw the dome.

We then had to evaluate how things went when we were working and what we would change for the next time.

on Wednesday we done a technology challenge the p6 had to make a dome. then the next day the p7 had to make the same as p6

Over the  past 2 weeks p4-7 have been making structures with Mrs o Neil. On the first week p4 were at a competition so that meant that p5-7 could make some bridges.  We looked at many different types of bridges. One of the earliest types of bridges was a beam bridge but when the years came there was loads of types even the Forth road/rail bridges were built a long time ago.  Bridges are a fascinating structures and they are fun to go on. After looking at bridges we looked at domes. Domes are these huge stuff on top of  places like St Pauls  cathedral  and other dome places. You can spot a dome at least a mile away from the building.

On Wednesday we did a technology  challenge p7 built  a tower and p6 built a dome p5 built jelly domes .

We built jelly domes then we tested them with the dictionary it at least 1 held 4 dictionaries. It was good p7 team built the highest tower at 1m.50cm in half of hour I was pleased.

p4 built bridges and a train had to go over it they said it was very exciting they worked very hard on it apparently while p6 were trying there bests to impress the teacher p7 were doing well. P7 were rolling up some nice paper spills Braiden and john were the best at rolling paper spills it was very hard we used knitting needles to wrap the paper up to make them tight you have to get the gist Guys.

 

 

 

By Dylan/ and /Braiden

 

 

 

 

Today with misses O’Neill we made domes and towers the p7s made a tower at 1.50 meters tall they did very well they had an hour to do it.

The dome group used gumdrops and cocktail sticks to join the sweets together to form a mini dome they also did very well and they used their communication and teamwork skills to build them!

The tower group made a very strong tower it was like the leaning tower of Pisa they were going for the buri kalifa it did not go quiet to plan! but we had great fun also in writing we wrote instructions  for making them

 

On Tuesday we did a friction investigation. We watched a video about friction and about air resistance. So they sent  me down the hill on a dolly trolley and we made parts to slow me down or speed me up. We took turns to put a part on me but when I was going down the hill I fell off backwards. Miss Dale had a plastic bag and put it on the helmet but I did not come flying off the dolly trolley that time. It was fun learning this – Kye and his partner Hamish managed to speed me up the most!!

 

By Dylan

 

 

On we Tuesday I was supposed make Dylan slow down but failed it was for are topic  and made him go faster. And we all most killed him. Because he went down the hill and flew down the hill hade and all most snapped his neck. But he was warring a helmet so he is ok he did not die it’s a good thing I was not on it. so I balm  miss dale for making almost killing Dylan .

this is one of the saddest news reports I’ve ever seen it is a refugee kitten the owner said it got shot in the leg by a terrorist it is in a sling made by cloth it goes to quorintein for six months to get checked for rabies or other diseases .

At Holywood we learn a new thing every day. Some times we do experiment’s or paper work!

We done some personal projects one Italy or different places. We have a lot of fun at Holywood!!!!

We also do week in the woods you have to climb lots of trees build dens find worms and lots of fun stuff

 

 

In a cave at 30 metres deep bones were found in Africa in a place called Dinaledi Chamber. The area is known as Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Centre . 1413 bones were found as well as 137 teeth this is the home to some of the most oldest skeletons . The bones are at least 15 individuals the brains were much smaller then ours .

 

 

 

It interested me because it had a brilliant picture and a very intresting story