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Problem Solving, Talking and Listening, Technology

The Windy Windfarm

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I understand how technologies help provide for our needs and wants, and how they can affect the environment in which we live.
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I can explore the latest technologies and consider the ways in which they have developed.
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I can design and construct models and explain my solutions.
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We enjoyed our visit to Whitelee Windfarm.

We found out some facts –

Murray – The blades are made in Denmark.

Calum – Whitelee is the second biggest windfarm in Europe.

Natasha – There are some poisonous snakes and other animals in the windfarm.

Andrew – One wind turbine went on fire and exploded last year.

Jessica – There are 215 wind turbines.

Isla – There are snow poles along the paths that are even taller than us.

Zoe – When we got off the school bus we were taken into a room in the visitor centre and we did some science experiments. This helped us to understand how the wind makes electricity.

Josh – Doing the science experiments was my favourite part of the trip.

Calum – When you were under the wind turbine it looked like you were falling over but it was actually the clouds moving.

When we got back we made our own windmills. We had to measure and cut the wood. We made the top by cutting the shape and folding. We used a pin to attach it to the wood.  We had to wear safety goggles and gloves to protect us.

Collaborative Working, Religious Education, Talking and Listening

SUKKOT and HARVEST

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I am developing an awareness of the ways in which followers of  world religions celebrate different times of year and can relate these to my own life and community. RME 1-06b

We have been learning about the Christian festival of Harvest and also the Jewish festival of Sukkot. We designed and made our own Sukkahs.

Jewish people like to thank God for looking after them.

Sukkot is celebrated in the Autumn, it is similar to the Christian festival of Harvest.

It is a time to remember the time the Jewish people spent in the wilderness, being lead by Moses, when they escaped from Egypt.

To remember and celebrate Sukkot, Jews build a sukkah.

A sukkah is a special hut with a wooden frame. The roof is made from branches and leaves because the stars can still be seen through them.

It is nicely decorated with candles and fruit. People like to hang fruits from the roof and hang pictures and decorations on the walls.

During the Sukkot celebrations Jews like to spend as much time as they can in their sukkah. They will eat, sing, tell stories and even sleep in their Sukkah.