Category Archives: Class Activities
Halloween STEM Fun
Primary 7 had a fantastic afternoon experimenting with variety of different tasks, including; Oobleck – changing states, Eyeball Pong – forces, Erupting apples – chemical reaction and Ghostly Ghouls – static electricity.
The classroom was very loud and very smelly but everyone had great fun.
Anderson Shelter STEM Challenge
Working in pairs, Primary 7 were set the task of building an Anderson Shelter out of junk materials. First they had to research five interesting facts about the shelters and were then given 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete the task.
The results were amazing. I was hugely impressed by their creativity and cooperation.
The end results were amazing, as you can see below! One very proud teacher.
LOST – Outdoor Learning
Primary 7 welcome Mrs Baird from the East Ayrshire LOST team. Despite our perseverance the rain was just too heavy and we had to take our outdoor learning indoors. The children made responsibility friendship bracelets, each strand representing a different responsibility; one to themselves, to others and to the wider world.
We then looked at how we could use out outdoor objects, such as sticks and rocks for a variety of different games.
Huge thank you to Mrs Baird, we can’t wait until your next visit.
Fibonacci Sequence
Primary 7 have been experimenting with the Fibonacci Sequence, a sequence of numbers where the next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it. They used this sequence to create a pattern using circles.
They also created their own sequences which their fellow classmates had to solve.
Angles
This week Primary 7 have been learning about angles. They revisited their previous learning, showing their knowledge of naming angles by identifying angles in the outdoors. They then used Apple Clips to create presentations of their newly “marked up” photographs.
Using protractors and chalk the class then measured a variety of angles within the playground, before returning to the classroom and measuring a variety of angles on their desks. At this time the children were introduced to complimentary and alternate angles.
It turns out maths can be fun!