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River tweed trip

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We had a great time collecting and identifying invertebrates on Wednesday with Patrick from the Tweed Foundation.  We were able to use the nets to collect samples and keys to identify what we had found.  We can’t wait to go back next week!

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P4A Science experiment

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We have been learning about microorganisms. This week we did an experiment with yeast. Here is the information if you want to do the experiment at home.

Resources:

  • Small bottle (with lid)
  • 10g fresh or dried yeast
  • 30ml warm water
  • 10g sugar
  • Thermometer
  • Balloon

Activity:

Yeast is a living organism that needs food (carbohydrate) and oxygen to respire. This can be demonstrated using simple materials.

  1. Warm the water to around 38°C (check with a thermometer).
  2. Pour the water into the bottle.
  3. Add the yeast and sugar.
  4. Secure the lid and shake the bottle to mix the contents.
  5. Remove the lid and stretch a balloon over the neck of the bottle.
  6. Put this in a warm place.
  7. Observe the bottle over the next hour. The balloon should slowly inflate.

P4b potion recipe

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Our primary four fabulous fantasy potion

 

Ingredients

10 magical purple bananas

1kg of yeast

Donald Trump’s hair

The wag of a fluffy dog’s tail

A blob of shimmery toothpaste

A chip from Oor Wullies bucket

15 gold teeth

A squidge of hand sanitizer

A giant, beautiful orange caterpillar

Instructions

  1. Mash the bananas and put in a large pot.
  2. Pour in the yeast.
  3. Steal Trumps hair and sprinkle it into the pot.
  4. Persuade a dog to wag its tail beside the pot.
  5. Mix the toothpaste, Oor Wullies bucket and the teeth and add them to the pot.
  6. Squidge the hand sanitizer onto the caterpillar and put it in the mixture.
  7. Heat for an hour and stir it well. Let it cool before serving.

Can you create your own potion recipe? What ingredients will you need? What will your potion do?

P4b short vowel revision words

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