Your latest homework task is to work with a parent to research and present information about food chains found in an ocean or in other environments. You can do this as a poster or a fact sheet. Please add colour to your food chain diagrams. The best posters will be displayed on the Science wall. This homework will be due in on the 8th November 2018.

Science Homework SCN 1-04a Energy

For your homework task on this unit you have a choice of activity. Choose one of these:

1. Work with a parent to look at the labels on some food wrappers or cans at home to investigate the energy content of a range of foods. Which provides the most energy?
2. Work with a parent to find out about the harmful effects of sunlight and how to protect against them. Create a poster to show people how to protect themselves in sunny weather. This homework is due in on the 8th November 2018.

We have been learning about how and why scientists classify living things in Science at school. You have a choice of homework tasks on this topic.

Task 1- Research the work of the scientist Carl Linnaeus on classification. Create a fact file including pictures on your findings.

Task 2-  Research the similarities and differences between sharks and whales, and either display this information as a poster or present it in a talk to the class.

Task 3- Research different species within a specific family of animals, for example the dog or cat family. Make a poster containing drawings and facts on what you have found out.

If you do not have access to the internet at home, you can use the computers in Pollokshields library or ask the librarian for books on this subject.

This homework is due in on 1st October 2018.

We have been learning about the best conditions for plant growth in Science. Your homework task is to  do some research on Hydroponics. You can search online using-What is Hydroponics for kids? Find out what it is and how it works. You can draw some pictures and write a sentence or two to show what you have found out. This homework is due in on Thursday 27th September 2018.

Primary 6 and Primary 6/7  learned about the properties of materials in Science and took part in a challenge to design and  build a boat from foil that could hold the largest number of marbles without sinking.

First, they  designed their own boats to test made from paper and tested these in their groups to see which design would work the best when made from aluminium foil. When each group had found the best design it was then made into a foil boat. Then all the groups came together for a final testing of their foil boats to find the best design. They recorded their results in tables and the best boat design was revealed.

The Eco Committee and the pupils of Class 2 had a visit from a beekeeper, Mr Hunter. They learned about how honey is made by bees and about the threats facing the survival of bees due to the parasitic Varroa mite. One lucky boy got to try on a beekeeper’s costume and everyone had a taste of some delicious heather honey.  

Class 1 and P1/2 went on  bug hunts to find  and record the types of invertebrates that live in different habitats in our school grounds. They looked on soft ground surfaces like soil and short grass first. Then they looked on human made hard surfaces like walls and fences. Finally, they looked on plants like shrubs, trees and long grass. They used magnifying glasses to help them identify the bugs. They found that different types of invertebrates prefer to live in different habitats. There were more spiders on walls and fences, but more woodlice, slugs and caterpillars on soft ground. On plants there were greenfly and ladybirds. These OPAL (Open Air Laboratories) surveys help scientists to keep an eye on how creatures are surviving across the country when you send them your findings.

During British Science Week this year, P6/7 took part in the Astro nappy experiment to find the most absorbent material to use in space. They tested a variety of materials to see how many drops of water they could hold. They made predictions about which would be the best and worst materials at absorbing fluids and recorded their results in tables. They tested cotton wool, paper, sandpaper, plastic, greaseproof paper, thick felt, polystyrene and foil. They found that some materials like the foil, could contain water well , but not absorb it, as was the case with the plastic and the polystyrene. The best material was the sponge which held 1589 drops of water.

Class 1 were learning about Forces in Science. They pushed a wooden car on a ramp to see how far across the class it would go. They counted the distance in footsteps. Then they tried the car on the ground to see how far it would go there. They have been learning how  pushes and pulls are needed to make things move.            

Class 1 were learning about freezing and melting in Science. They looked at ice closely with magnifying glasses and they had to find a way to rescue a small toy that was trapped inside the ice. The only way to do it, was to melt the ice with a hair dryer. They saw that the ice changed into water when it melted.