We used an online app called Padlet to share what we have learnt during our electricity topic.
Have a look at all the new skills and knowledge we have mastered over the last few weeks.
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📊📈📉Excel📊📈📉
Linking technology to mathematics.
We collected data on the electrical appliances used in homes in 1989 and compared that to homes in 2019. Using this data we carefully split a circle into the correct number of appliances in total and produced a pie chart. We applied our knowledge of Excel to input the data on to a spreadsheet to make a pie chart.
💡🔊🧷Electricity🧷🔊💡
Over the last few weeks we have investigated how energy can be produced and how it travels from power plants to our homes. We looked at sustainable and non sustainable methods of generating power. The class was split into two groups one researching the pros and cons of energy produced by coal and oil and the other group researching the pros and cons of solar, hydro and wind power. Each group applied the skill of persuasive writing to encourage me to buy their power. We had a lively debate!
Linking our electricity topic to mathematics and technology we collected data on the electricity wastage in school, to create a bar graph using Excel. We then researched the different energy plants in Scotland and used our findings to create a pictogram using Microsoft Word.
The next part of our topic was understanding how a current can travel around a circuit. We worked on making circuits using buzzers, bulbs, batteries and motors. We then copied down our circuits using the correct symbols.
After all this researching we thought it was important to create a poster demonstrating the dangers of electricity. We used a Microsoft Word document to insert shapes, format the colour, wrap the image and insert online pictures.
We used the website www.switchedonkids.org.uk to help with our research.
✖️Multiplication✖️
We made multiplication 3 and 8 fortune tellers to help us remember the factors being multiplied and the product.
Primary 4 are working hard on learning all multiplication tables to 12.
Maths is Always Fun
We always make sure we have fun when learning new maths concepts! That’s definitely when we learn more and remember.
Haunted Art
There is nothing more spooky than a green or purple sky at night. This was the first step to our haunted house art work in preparation for Halloween.
The Power of the🧠 Brain
When you investigate the different parts of the brain you need to make a brain cap! We discovered that each areas of the brain has a different job to do.
Tetrahedron Challenge
We investigated a new 3D shape today called a tetrahedron. It has 4 triangle faces, 4 vertices and 6 edges. Have a look at our straw tetrahedron.
Open Day
Thank you to all or family and friends that visited our class today. We had a great time showing off all our learning. We hope you enjoyed making a spine and lungs.
3D Shapes
Over the past week we have been investigating 3D shapes in many different ways. We had a challenge to make a cube using strips of paper and they turned out great!
