Willowbank School, KilmarnockWe have been successful learners today and explored forces using push toys and balloons. We observed how the different toys didn’t move unless a force was applied to them, then created our own moving cars using Mobilo. We added balloons to see if they would move using the force of air.
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The children enjoyed exploring the materials and pouring them in to the bottle to create a Lava Lamp. The children noticed and observed the changes as the materials reacted to one another as they were mixed.
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The Snowdrops have been learning about Animal Habitats as part of their science focus this term. Everyone has enjoyed exploring various animal habitats (such as woodland/forest, desert/sand, water and ice/snow) through sensory play, watching video clips and matching activities.
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The Moonbeams have had lots of fun learning with ice this week.
First for our science experiment, the children mixed some ingredients with milk and shook in a bag with another bag of ice and salt to create some delicious ice cream which they all enjoyed tasting.
Then carrying on with our ice theme, the children have been learning about Penguins as part of our Edinburgh Zoo theme. We learned that Penguins spend most of their time in the ice cold water and that they are able to cope with the cold temperatures as they are well insulated with layers of fat.
The Moonbeams dipped their hands in the ice cold water and decided it was very cold. They then dipped their hands in the water again but this time they were covered in lard. The children were able to say that it did not feel as cold.
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The Snowdrops have been learning all about the life-cycle of a butterfly. They really enjoyed watching the life-cycle story, matching and sequencing pictures/sensory toys, joining in with the songs and could answer simple questions as part of our class discussions. We also made beautiful butterfly pictures.
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This week we have been learning more about where our food comes from. We looked closely at where Milk comes from and created our own experiment to experience ‘Milking a Cow’.
After ‘Milking the Cow’, we followed a simple recipe to make Ice-cream in a Bag. We explored the ice and talked about hot & cold. We mixed the ice in a big bag with salt & then placed a smaller bag of milk inside it and shook it around to watch the milk turn into ice-cream. We found it was much harder for the chocolate milk to turn to ice-cream!
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The Moonbeams had great fun investigating the changes of ingredients during this science activity. The children observed the difference in texture when the marshmallows were melted and then felt the changes with their hands as the cornflour and oil were added. They had great fun playing with the slime and they all thought it smelled lovely!
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The Moonbeams enjoyed taking part in a Science experiment with some colourful sweets. The children all explored the ingredients and helped to place the sweets and pour some warm water. They all observed and reacted to the change in the water as the sweets melted. Take a look at our cool experiment!
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As part of our Enormous Turnip story theme work, the Snowdrops have been exploring how vegetables grow. We had lots of sensory fun making rain with our water sprayer and making the sun shine with our torch. In class, we are trying to grow some carrot heads and will look after them over the next few weeks and see if they grow!
The Snowdrops have been exploring the different ways we can make sounds using percussion instruments. We decided to make our own percussion instruments using recycled milk cartons and Scottish foods. We bought some Scottish oats, lentils, peas and macaroni on our outing to Tesco. Everyone made effective contributions – choosing and filling our own containers. After sealing our bottles, the Snowdrops found we could make lots of noise by shaking them. Lots of successful learning and great fun to shake when we sing ‘Ye canny shuv your granny off a bus’!
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