As part of our new science topic, we have been learning about the water cycle.
After learning about the process, we completed some explanation writing and completed a diagram, labelling the correct parts in the cycle. We then did an experiment to create our own rain and visually see exactly how the water cycle woks on a small scale.
*Parent Prompt* Ask your child what these words mean within the water cycle process: precipitation, evaporation, condensation, accumulation!
As part of our ‘Scottish Inventors’ topic, we have been learning about Alexander Fleming and how he discovered Penicillin (a type of anti-biotic). Within this learning, we looked at microorganisms and conducted an experiment with yeast and sugar that resulted in the production of Carbon Dioxide. Both mould and yeast are fungus’. The yeast in our experiment was eating the sugar for energy. Fleming discovered that mould had Penicillin in it which killed bacteria.
P5 had just as much of a shock that the balloon had blown up as Alexander Fleming did on his return from holiday to see no bacteria growing around a mould blob in his lab. The results were very interesting and we had lots of fun!
Thank-you Nicola Clyne for helping to take this weeks blog post pictures.
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