We are really pleased with our tattie harvest this year. We grew them ourselves in tattie bags in our playground. 🙂
September 8, 2021
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Category Archives: Sciences
June 23, 2021
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The Lifecycle of a Butterfly
We have been learning all about the lifecycle of a butterfly. We got 5 tiny caterpillars from Insect Lore, we watched them eat and grow everyday until they were ready to form a chrysalis. We waited patiently, checking every day … Continue reading
January 28, 2021
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Fizzy Rockets
We made fizzy rockets to explore Isaac Newton’s third law of motion. We made rocket fuel by mixing effervescent tablets (berocca) with warm water. This caused a chemical reaction releasing a gas, carbon dioxide, within the body of our rockets. … Continue reading
March 28, 2019
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Science – Forces & Magnetism
We’ve been experimenting with magnets in Science. Primary 5 & 6 completed an experiment using magnets to defy gravity (see picture below!)
October 3, 2018
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STEM
Our STEM ambassador Duane came into school to teach us about forces and thrust. We made rocket balloons and tested them out to help us understand how thrust works. It was so much fun, we had to think of different … Continue reading
October 3, 2018
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School Trip
As part of our ‘Rainforests’ topic, we have been learning about responsibility and sustainability. We have been learning how we can reduce, re-use and recycle all the things we use instead of just throwing things away. We went on a … Continue reading
October 3, 2018
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Chicks!
We have been learning about life cycles. We put 12 hens eggs in an incubator and patiently waited… we were so happy when 8 out of the 12 eggs hatched. We loved getting to take care of and hold our … Continue reading
June 15, 2018
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Science Experiment
We have been learning about chemical reactions. We added mentos to coke and diet coke and observed the chemical reaction. We recorded our results and compared our hypothesis with our conclusion.
March 17, 2017
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Learning with Oreos!
We have been learning about the phases of the moon. We created the phases of the moon using oreos…and ate a few too! We had to carve each phase to complete the lunar cycle: new moon waxing crescent moon half … Continue reading
November 29, 2016
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Planting beans!
Primary 1 and 2 wanted to grow their own beanstalks so they have planted some beans…we’re not quite sure if they’re MAGIC beans yet! We’ll have to wait and see, we’re going to keep checking on them and measure how … Continue reading
November 21, 2016
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STEM towers
Me and Mairianne made a mini Eiffel tower out of marshmallows and raw spaghetti and it had a cross to make it more stable. It fell over a few times and we had to cut the marshmallows. We cut the spaghetti to make it the … Continue reading
November 21, 2016
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STEM challenge
We had to make a structure out of spaghetti and marshmallows we were split into teams one team was Mairianne and Thomas and the other was me Vaila and John. Our team we put lots of spaghetti together and we made crosses of spaghetti on … Continue reading
April 27, 2016
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Architecture workshop
Last term we went to Ollaberry Primary School for an architecture workshop. Architecture students from Strathclyde University in Glasgow were there with lots of exciting activities prepared for us to take part in. We had a fantastic day with all … Continue reading
January 28, 2016
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Investigating Sinking and Floating
We carried out a science experiment to learn about sinking and floating. We chose objects to investigate then we completed our hypothesis to say which objects we thought would sink and which would float. Once we carried out our experiment … Continue reading
November 26, 2015
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Science Experiment
Today we tested different metals in a circuit to see if our metals conducted electricity. We needed a light bulb, some wires, crocodile clips and a battery. We found out that aluminium, copper, brass and iron conduct electricity really well but … Continue reading
