We worked out the digital roots of each multiplication table from 2 to 9. This is how we worked it out!
Example:
2×9=18 we can’t have a double digit so we split it to make an adding calculation 1+8= 9.
We then used the number pattern to make interesting visual displays. You have to be experts at multiplication to successful create a pattern.
So we must be multiplication experts as our displays were perfect😀.
We have explored the history of electricity from the Ancient Greeks creating static electricity by rubbing amber together. We discovered that Benjamin Franklin studied electricity and was able to prove that lightning was electrical.
We looked at everyday appliances and investigated what type of power they use. We then sorted the appliances using a Venn diagram into mains or battery power.
We discovered that in the UK, mains electricity is produced by gas or coal power stations. We also generate electricity by wind turbines, solar panels and hydroelectric power. We think there should be more electricity generated this way. Ramine told us she has solar panels in her house💡.
During our investigation we discovered that electricity is generated at power stations, then sent sent from transformers along wires to pylons. As the electricity gets closer to villages or cities the wires are then placed underground before it comes to our 🏠 homes.
We created posters to highlight how to be safe when using electrical appliances. We can now state which materials conduct electricity, like metal and which materials are good insulators, like rubber.
After all this researching we then explored electric circuits. We know that electricity flows in a circuit from the negative pole of a battery to its positive pole. This flow is called a current. We designed a circuit using the different symbols for each componant and the tried it out using the appliances.
We have explored germs and discovered there are four types such as bacteria, virus, fungi and protozoa.🤢🤮
We know germs are tiny organisims, or living things that can cause disease. Germs are so small and sneaky that they creep into our bodies without being noticed. We investigated how germs are spread and how we can prevent this.👾👾👾
We used glitter gel to demonstrate how germ are spread around the class when we touch things.👾
We also investigated and observed the growth of germs on germ covered potatoes 🥔 and 🍞 bread. We used three potatoes and three slices of bread. One was passed around the class and we all touched it. The second was passed around after we washed our hands and the last was placed in a bag without being touched. We are still monitoring the growth of the germs. 👾🤢
We used water beads to demonstrate how germs multiply and cover large areas.
After researching germs and how to protect ourselves we created fun board games using all our knowledge. We are going to visit an infant class to share our learning and help teach others to wash their hands.
We placed loads of pom-poms in a hoop to demonstrate how germs multiply and show the number of germ in the size of a full stop.
Lacey and Zac enjoyed taking part in the sneeze experiment and spraying people that got to close to her.
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Have a look at the video!
Have a look at our Day of the Dead celebration display.
The Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico.
We worked on our fine line drawing skills to create a grinning skeleton. Skeletons smile on this day to show children not to be scared of death. We painted marigold flowers as Mexican people believe the flower helps guide the spirt of loved ones to return to their alters on the 29 th of October to the 2nd of November.
We also worked on our cutting skills to make bright Papel Picado paper decorations.
We can use a calendar to plan and organise key events in our class.
We can identify the number of days in a month.
30 days has September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty one. February has 28 and 29 in a leap year.
Learning to spell in Primary 4 is a fun and messy system.
Having fun is important so we learn in a creative way. We use lots of different approaches such as making, seeing, doing, hearing and reading.
We investigated lungs and found out that our lungs make up one of the largest organs in our body. They work with our respiratory system to allow us to take in fresh air, get rid of stale air and talk. We are all very good at that!
Our lungs are protected by our rib cage so it makes it hard to feel them but we can see them in action when we put our hands on our chest.
We tried to create the inside of a lung showing the two large tubes (bronchi or bronchus) and the tiniest tubes called bronchioles using straws and toothpicks. We decided to use raisins at the end of the bronchioles to make the teeny tiny air sacs called alveoli.
We really know lots about the human body now.
☀☀🌈Mindfulness🌈 ☀☀
We practise yoga and mindfulness as often as possible in Primary 4. It is important to nurture a sense of inner peace to enhance self-confidence and be able to learn and enjoy school.
Have a look at Moodjuice at www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk for information and advice on troublesome thoughts and feelings.
Cosmic kids www.cosmickids.com is a great website to help children develop skills in yoga through engaging stories.
Have a look at us cooling down after yoga.
Over the last few weeks we have explored probability and we can now explain that probability is the likelihood or chance that a given event will occur.
We can make reasonable predictions about events and enjoyed taking part in a probability task using sweets 🍬🍭🍭. We developed a probability area model and used it to find probabilities of events. This allowed us to develop a strong conceptual understanding.
We didn’t eat any of the sweets 👀🍭.
We also created probability posters and enjoyed playing lots of different games to try and find the chance of rolling the same number on dice 🎲.
We have explored the brain, lungs, skeleton, muscle system and digestive system.
We have enjoyed learning about the human body in many different ways. We investigated the majour organs using QR codes, VR headsets and chrome books.
We made lungs using plastic bags and a spine using art straws and egg boxes.
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