Today we measure our lung capacity using a water experiment. We tried to empty as much of the water out of the bottle as possible.
We also had a game of Blow Football and then the children decided to try and make their own courses to blow their balls around on. Some boys even decided to add some addition calculations.
Today 2 workers from Whitelee came to talk about wind energy. They had a pretty scary job, as they climb to the top of the Wind Turbines to fix them.
Today we were investigating our heartbeats and the difference before and after exercise.
Today we had a visit from Jacqui Grant. She taught us a music lesson through a story about a little star.
Today we looked at how our body makes us poo. We started off the lesson by eating a jam sandwich.
Miss Stevenson demonstrated what happens in our mouth by mashing a jam sandwich up with a little water (saliva) in a bowl.
We then saw the sandwich work its way down the Oesophagus into the Stomach. In the Stomach a little Acid was added (Vinegar) and the Stomach was squeezed to break down the food.
The sandwich then left the Stomach and went into the Intestines. It travelled through the Intestines and the Nutrients (water) squeezed through the wall of the Intestines (tights) into the body. The pupils squeezed the digested sandwich along the “Intestine” and finally at the end watched the “poo” arrive.
P1 have been finding out about symmetry. We have been learning about vertical symmetry and trying to create our own pictures. Some of the older children helped us make symmetrical faces and even made their own.
Today we had lots of fun. We learnt all about worms – we collected worms from the field, read them Superworm, collected the materials we needed to make a Wormery and then made our own Wormeries with a partner.
Today we continued to study the brain and looked at mindfulness. We then drew a picture from a simple line or shape. Mrs Hosie then taught us about Chemical Reactions.
We also read Rosie Revere, Engineer. Learning about what Engineers do. We then designed our own buildings which had to stand by themselves and have an opening door.
P1 popped along to the upper school World of Work Workshop. We wanted to see the skulls from the Dean Park and some materials being used in heart operations.
