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Active Learning, Primary 7, science

K’Nex challenge

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On Wednesday 12th of March P7 did a k-nex challenge. Stem ambassadors came in and told us we had to make  David Livingstone’s cottage out of K’Nex. First we had to draw a plan on what we had to make and it had to be similar to our real thing. It also had to have a moving door or stairs to get up into the cottage. It had to be 10mm off the ground and 25cm square. It was a competition to see who did the best within a time limit which was 50minutes.  Then we had to make the cottage it was really hard. Everyone in P7 had to get a partner and all took part. Everybody’s was amazing but the people who were the judge had their eye on one. First it was down to 3 – Aiden and callum – Blair and Andrew – Teegan and Caitlin.Then it was down to 2 – Blair and Andrew – Teegan and CaitlinAnd the winner were TEEGAN AND CAITLIN! We got extra points because our picture looked exactly like our drawing!And in a couple of weeks we will be going to represent Easter Carmuirs Primary School in the k-nex challenge at the Falkirk wheel and there will be 30 different schools competing!

By Caitlin and Teegan xx!

Eco, Outdoor Learning, Primary 3, science, Uncategorized

Rain Gauges Update

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We checked on our rain gauges again today.  In the eco pod there was 300mls of rain in our gauge. 

In the quiet area and outside Miss McAulay’s office there was 200mls of rain. 

We discussed why there was more rain in the eco pod.  We thought it might be because there was less shelter in the eco pod.  The rain here usually falls sideways so it might be hitting the buildings.  We also thought someone might have tipped a little water out.  We are going to ask that nobody touches our rain gauges over the next few weeks.

The great news is that they did have water in them, the pen was still on the side of the bottles and they hadn’t tipped over even though it was really windy at the weekend.

Outdoor Learning, Primary 3, science

P3 Rain Gauges

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We made rain gauges in class.  We go 3 bottles and cut them in half.  We put stones in the bottom so the bottles don’t blow away.  We turned the top around and put inside the bottom, like a funnel.   We made a scale on the side of the bottle using pen and tape.

We put gauges outside, one in the eco pod, one in the quiet area and one outside Miss McAulay’s office.  We are worried the pen might rub off, the bottles might blow away or the rain might over flow.  We will check on our experiment everyday to make everything is ok. 

We checked on our gauges today.  There was no water because it hadn’t rained yet.  We think it might rain at the weekend and we will have some water in our gauges next week. 

Primary 3, science

Our Evaporation Experiment

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This is our evaporation experiment.  It is a glass of water; we leave on a sunny windowsill all the time.  The water has been turned green with food colouring.  Every week we check the level of the water.  We draw a circle around where the water is.  Each week the water goes down a little bit, it is evaporating.

Our topic is weather so we have learning about the water cycle.  Evaporation is an important part of the water cycle.

We are going to leave it for the whole of the October holidays to see what happens!

Ancient Egypt, Primary 5N, science

Mummify an apple!

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We have been learning about Egyptian mummification and decided to try an experiment.  We have mummified apples!  We covered our apples in salt and baking soda and put them in Miss Nichol’s cupboard.  We are going to check on them in a week.  We predict that they will have stayed the same because the salt and baking soda will have kept them the same.  We will post our results soon! 

Ancient Egypt, Primary 5N, science

P5N Egyptian Art!

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We have been doing lots of Egyptian art.  We made sarcophaguses and decorated them.  I used glitter and sequins to make it look fancy for a pharaoh.  Then we made mummies out of modroc.  It was messy
and fun.  They look really cool like Tutankhamen’s. We made sand jars and painted them to look Egyptian.  We also made our own
canopic jars.  The Egyptians used these to put organs in like the stomach, liver, lungs and intestines.