This week we have been exploring saturated sugar solutions to see if we can make some sugar crystals.
We can already see crystals forming in the jars and hope that some will form on the string dipped inside too!
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It was a perfect afternoon for our class prize! On this wet and windy day, everyone was warm and snug wearing their pjs – including Mrs Henderson!
It was great to see all of the much loved cuddly toys coming into school this morning. They were the perfect companions for our film this afternoon!
After a vote, it was narrowed down to 2 films. We decided to make use of both the classroom and the ICT room so that both films could be played at the same time. This allowed for the children to have more choice over what they watched. Both groups were so engaged in the films shown and it was so lovely to celebrate the wonderful first term we have had together! We all enjoyed a little snack whilst watching the film too!
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We did it! We have worked hard all term to win enough pegs to fill the jar. Now we can enjoy our class prize!
On Friday 30th September we will have our pyjama day with a film. Pupils are welcome to bring in a cuddly toy to watch the film with them, if they wish.
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Today we got into groups to decide on our focus for our own dissolving investigations. We spoke about making it a fair test, ensuring that we only change one thing so that we can see if that change had an impact.
One thing that every group chose to keep the same in their investigation was to use the same amount of water in each jar. We had to make sure we measured it very carefully.
Some groups were keen to find out what would happen if we mixed soluble substances and insoluble substances together in the water. Most found that the flour just made the water cloudy so it was difficult to see if the salt or sugar dissolved.
Others wanted to find out if the water temperature would have an affect on the speed at which the substance dissolved. One group tried to dissolve sugar in cold, warm and hot water.
I wonder if you can guess which jar contained the hot water…?
A couple of groups were keen to see if they could separate sugar and salt from the water once it had dissolved and how long this would take. We won’t know the results of these investigations yet, but will keep you posted!
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Our science focus this week has been investigating substances that will dissolve in water. We had 4 substances to test – sugar, flour, salt and sand.
First, we made our predictions, then it was time to test! We set up a fair test using the same amount of water for each jar, the same amount of each substance and we stirred each jar the same number of times.
We made some interesting discoveries and are already thinking about what we want to change about the investigation next week.
Some pupils want to see if the water temperature will affect how quickly a substance will dissolve. Others want to try adding different amounts of water and some spoke about stirring the water for longer.
We are excited to test out our ideas next week!
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It has been a busy week of science in The Draatsi Class! We have begun to explore our new Water Topic and it has been lovely to see the class working in co-operative groups to take turns, share resources and support each other in their new learning. A great start to the year!
First we tried some floating and sinking experiments in small groups. We made our predictions, tested the items and shared our results. We spent time asking questions and making suggestions as to why certain items floated and others sank. Some children thought that if the item was light, it would float and if it was big and heavy it would sink. The apple caused some confusion as it was big and heavy, but it floated!
The next day we investigated different liquids and if they would mix if we put them in the same jar, one at a time. We used syrup, water (with purple food dye added to make it easier to see), vegetable oil and milk. We discovered that some liquids sank to the bottom of the jar and some sat on top of other liquids, without mixing. The class suggested that some liquids were heavier than others. and that is why they sank. This was when we learned about DENSITY and how this differs from items simply being heavy or light. Some of the floating and sinking items were then added to the jars to see if they were more or less dense than the liquids in the jar.
We also had great fun making paper boats speed off in a tray of water using only washing up liquid to make it move! I wonder if someone in the Draatsis can explain to you why the boats moved when we added some washing up liquid…?
Wednesday afternoon was spent working with a partner to design a tinfoil boat that would be strong enough to hold as many coins as possible. Mrs Henderson hadn’t anticipated how strong the boats would be and we had to find some more pennies from the office! Then it was time to design boat number two, based on the results of the first test. Some pupils are still to test their second design, so next week we will be prepared with LOTS of spare change as i’m sure these new designs will be even more successful!
Great team work everyone!
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That’s the end of week 1 already! We had fun getting outdoors today to play some team games in the sunshine. We spent time exploring the various natural items in our school grounds and then used these to make some art work. Here is a small selection of some of the masterpieces created today!
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It has been a busy scientific term in P4/5/6! Over the past few weeks we have explored all aspects of Light. We learned about shadows, reflections and how light can bend when it travels through a different medium.
We had fun with a periscope, looking around the room for a secret message being held up on a whiteboard. This was made possible with the mirrors reflecting the light.
Our camera obscuras showed us how light is reflected into our eyes. This appears as an upside down image. Our brain flips this around so that it makes sense to us. But in this camera, it is projected upside down on to the tracing paper screen. One pupil decided to do some handstands so that she would be seen the “right way up” in her friend’s camera obscura! It was lots of fun to experiment with.
What a bright and sunny start to the new term! We have been working outside on some problem-solving Maths games and learning about different mental strategies when adding.
We also began our Queen’s Jubilee entries for the Living Lerwick art competition. Everyone was asked to design a picture showing what the Queen might see or do if she came to Shetland for a visit.
It was lovely to see the children making choices about how they would present their picture, using pencils, pens, paint or collage.
I was so proud to hear so many supportive comments when confidence levels dipped amongst some pupils, believing their picture was not good enough. What an amazing team we have in our classroom! You can take the following quote with you the next time you need a confidence boost…
“Believe in yourself!” (Ella, P4)
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In our class we have a Recognition Board with a class focus for the week. This is something that we all recognise as being an area for us to develop and improve.
This week we were trying hard to be organised and ready, making sure that we are back in the classroom promptly once we have hung up our belongings in the cloakroom.
Everyone tries very hard to achieve our weekly focus so that they can get their name on to the Recognition Board. When everyone’s name is on, we can receive our class prize.
The class voted to have time playing in the “forest” as their prize. Looking at the forecast, we decided that Tuesday would be our best chance, to avoid any snowy showers later in the week!
We had fun building dens, creating bug hotels, playing hide and seek and playing ball games.
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