We continued to learn about space today. We watched the Earth “float”; we made rockets and we set our rocket mice into space. We had some great ideas in our designs and learned from one another.
We also watched a clip of Chris Hadfield going to his bed on the Space Station. He zipped himself up in a sleeping bag, which was tied to the wall.
We made clucking cups today, looking at the sound that is made from the vibration of the string. ( It sounds like a chicken). They were quite tricky to make cluck, but we soon became experts. 😁
Hello! It’s been lovely to see everyone back at school today and hear about all the different adventures that the children have had over the holidays. Mrs Stephenson also showed us some of her wedding pictures. (She was a beautiful bride! ). We have had a quiet day as everyone is still in shock at getting up early and are tired. We are happy to play with our friends again and learn with Mrs Stephenson and Mrs Arbuckle.
The Space Station is now open for flights. Remember to wear your spacesuit and log the jobs you do! Have a good flight! Tell us about your adventures when you return to Earth!
We had actual Mars meteorites and Mars dust in class today. The meteorites were very, very old. It was amazing to hold things which had had been whizzing about in space which had fallen to Earth. Our P7 Science Lab technicians came along to tell us all about them.
We made helicopters today and they were so cool. We had to cut out the template and fold over the different parts. We then added a paper clip on to the bottom to give it weight. We flew them off the balcony and watched them spin as they flew. It was amazing to watch. We learned that the air helps to support the rotar blades and makes them spin.
We planted our tomato seeds today and hopefully they will grow into tomato plants in the coming months. We carefully put the soil into the paper pods and covered them up then watered them. We will take them home on Friday. Remember to let us know how well they grow!
We were very lucky to have Eilidh’s mum visit us today for part of our STEM FORTNIGHT. She is a doctor in a hospital and told us about all the people who are needed to work in a hospital. We got to use the stethoscope, look at X-rays, listen to a heart beat, look at microbes and lots more. We learned so much. Thank you Dr McEwan!
We kicked off STEM Fortnight with a real treat. We had a great time learned all about microscopy . We got to use the digital microscopes and look at things close up. It was amazing to see how things looked when we looked at them closely. The science lab technicians in P7 came along to talk about it and show us how to use the digital microscopes.
We looked at the properties of ice last week . We felt the ice parcels and opened them up to discover trapped teddies in ice castles! How were we going to get them out? We tried putting them in cold water, hot water, poured salt on them and just moved them about in a tray. We discovered that the warm water melted them quicker and we got to release the teddies. Lots of salt made the ice even more cold.
We also,painted some ice blocks to see what happens to the ice. It made some great patterns. We then went out for a walk around the school to see the different patterns the ice had made outside.
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