Hi Primary 3,
This is what I posted today on the google classroom. Remember you do not need to complete all of the tasks. I hope you are having a good week and I am missing you all!
Problem Solving
This weeks focus for our problem solving activity is to produce an organised list.
You can use only three colours.
How many different ways can you colour the stripes on the flag?
See the sheet below.
You start with one colour at the top, only when all combinations with that colour at the top are exhausted should another colour be used at the top. Choose the colours Red, Green and Yellow.
The first flag would be Red
Green
Yellow
Flag 2 – start again with red at the top.
Instead of the sheet you could try and solve the problem with three colours of Lego and make a flag and see how many colour combinations you can make with the three colours. I have pictures below of the first two to help you.
Top tip – not all flags need to be coloured.
Don’t worry if you can’t print off the sheet you can copy and complete the task in your jotter. Good Luck!
Literacy – Comprehension
Unit 8
Unit focus – Extended stories
Success Criteria
I am able to-
Explore a longer story
Summarise a plot and make links between events
Discuss what speech might tell us about a character
Predict what might happen next
Read the text – The shoes come back. If there are any words that you don’t know ask an adult what they mean.
Ladybirds remember you must complete the red section and I would like you to have a go at the purple section.
Please complete P37 answering the questions in your jotter. If you get stuck please don’t worry, miss it out and move onto the next question.
Remember to answer in full sentences using the question in your answer.
Handwriting
Good morning Primary 3, I hope you enjoyed your handwriting last week
Before you start I want you to wiggle your fingers to warm them up and then practise the joins in the air, like we do in class.
In your jotter try the task below. Don’t worry, I know you don’t have your handwriting jotters, so just try your best. If you want you can draw the blue and red lines to help.
Remember to write your joins across the page, finger space between each sound.
At the end you can self assess your work. Plus, minus or equals comparing your work to last week.
Again only do this task if you have time! You don’t need to do it today.
Dance
Hello boys and girls, I thought it might be fun to show your family our Scottish Country Dance and then maybe teach them a few moves!
Remember – Forward, two, three, four, back, two, three, four. Forward, two, three, four, back, two three, together. Bounce, kick, bounce, kick, turn your partner round, bounce, kick, bounce, kick, turn your partner round. Hand crossed – round, two, three, round, two, three, round, two, three and start again!
You can always type into google – Scottish Country Dance music if you want to do it to music.
Science
We are learning how to explore different types of energy. We are learning how energy is used as part of our daily lives.
Today we are learning how to identify Potential and Kinetic Energy.
We will be successful today if:
1. We can explain the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy
2. We can identify items with potential energy and kinetic energy
3. Want more to do?…We can draw items with potential and kinetic energy
Potential Energy
Potential Energy is energy that is stored up, ready to be used. The best example of this is sling shot. When the elastic on the sling shot is pulled back tight, it has energy stored up ready to fire the object forward.
Kinetic Energy
Kinetic Energy is energy in motion. This means that when something is moving it is using kinetic energy. If we think about the sling shot again, when the elastic band is let off, all the potential energy is set free. It turns into kinetic energy as the objects flies through the air!
Here are other examples:
Potential: A coiled spring, wheels on roller skates before someone skates, an archer’s bow with the string pulled back, water behind a dam, a strikers foot ready to kick the ball.
Kinetic: a moving car, a moving roller-coaster, windmills, dropping an object on the floor, a meteor shower! This link has more examples and images studiousguy.com/examples-of-kinetic-energy-in-everyday-life
1.Watch the video for more information.
2.After, complete the worksheet. You don’t need to write out the full sentence. Simply put 1a) kinetic or potential 1b) kinetic or potential 2a) etc.
3. If you wanted more to do, you could split your page in half and draw items with potential energy and items with kinetic energy that you can see in your house (or away from home too!).
Have a good day!
