Over the course of this term, we have used the engineers planning routine of: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve, Present, Reflect, to make the set for a Stop Motion animation film and then to actually make the film.

We used cardboard attachment techniques to create the set for the film. The ones we used were: flange; hole punch & string; slot and slot & tab.

One of the P2 skills we’ve been working on, involves working well in a group and taking account of the needs and strengths of others. Last week, in Science Week, we spent a whole day shooting our films. (we’d practised lots of little Stop Motion skills over the weeks and done a lot of planning, leading up to this.) This week, we watched all our films and reflected on what went well and what we’d do differently next time. Mrs Cameron is bursting with pride over how well we worked together and what we managed to achieve. Once we’d watched the films, we were all really proud of ourselves too!

Using the cardboard attachment techniques, we had a little follow-up challenge where we had to try and build a tower that was taller than a school ruler, could stand alone and could hold a bowl of pennies on the top. We didn’t actually have much time for that bit, but 2 groups did manage. Next week, we’ll do more of that.