Thank you so much to Carol from Vattenfall for paying us a visit to talk about different types of energy today. We learned so much more about the power of wind and Primary 3 really enjoyed learning about different job possibilities at a wind farm.
Some pupils were lucky enough to be chosen randomly to use the Vattenfall Virtual Reality headset to see the inside and the top of a real wind turbine!
Primary 3 have been learning about wind energy this week. We learned how wind creates energy in wind turbines and enjoyed making our own.
We read chapter 3 of our class novel, Flat Stanley , entitled “Stanley the Kite” and made our own kites after we learned about how kites can fly using wind energy.
We worked in our House teams to create our kites. The pupils enjoyed flying them in the playground.
Primary 3 have enjoyed learning about many Scottish inventions to start off 2026. The pupils chose which Scottish inventions to find out more about. Here are just some examples of their learning.
We investigated fingerprints. P3 enjoyed identifying the fingerprints of the teachers in school and then looked at their own for unique markings.
We investigated the history of golf. We found out about a local golf course and made our own mini golf courses.
We learned about the person who invented the kaleidoscope and had a go at making our own.
We found out that ice hockey originates from the Scottish game of Shinty.
There are so many more Scottish inventions that we have covered, as you can see in the photo above. Maybe our class has a famous inventor of the future!
Primary 3 learned about the important aspects of creating a strong structure and then took up the challenge of working in teams to create a bridge that would span 50cm and be strong enough to hold a can of soup, using only straws, tape and string.
