P1-4 had an out-of-this-world<\/em> adventure as they visited the Kirkcudbright planetarium<\/strong>! Inside the darkened dome, they watched stars twinkle and planets swirl, learning all about the solar system in a truly immersive way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back at the learning centre, the children took part in fun science activities<\/strong>, exploring how gravity and forces<\/strong> work. They tested different materials, dropped objects to see how fast they fell, and even investigated how astronauts live in space! We even had time for a picnic and play at the local park afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This trip supported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The whole school then explored a beautiful botanical garden<\/strong> on Thursday, surrounded by trees, flowers, and peaceful green spaces. Guided by an expert, they learned how to use photography<\/strong> to explore contrast<\/em>, capturing shadows, textures, and colours in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They took their time observing the details of plants, insects (and especially fish!), linking their photography to their learning about science, habitats, and art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This trip supported:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both trips were fantastic opportunities for pupils to learn beyond the classroom, ask big questions, and build lasting memories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At Portpatrick, we love bringing learning to life through exciting experiences \u2014 and our recent school trips did just that! Trip 1: A Journey Through Space P1-4 had an out-of-this-world adventure as they visited the Kirkcudbright planetarium! Inside the darkened dome, they watched stars twinkle and planets swirl, learning all about the solar system in … Continue reading “Exploring Space (P1-4) and Nature (P1-7): Our Exciting School Trips!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15710,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/15710"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17205"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17206,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17205\/revisions\/17206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/portpatrickprimary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Trip 2: Discovering Nature Through a Lens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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