As part of our Human Body topic, we have been learning about what blood is made of. We used cheerios, marshmallows, pom poms and water to demonstrate red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma.
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Visit from S6 AHS Pupils
Today a group of 6th Advanced Higher Biology pupils from the Anderson High School visited our class to tell us all about the systems of the human body as part of our class topic. We had a brilliant time.
Here is what P6a had to say about it:
“We learned about skeletons, the heart, the brain and the digestive system.”
“It was fun because we got to take turns going around each station. We got to stick labels on a skeleton and the digestive system.”
“We learned about memory and if you hit your head on the part of the brain where the memory is then you lose some memory.”
“We looked at pictures at the brain station and I liked how when we looked at it once we could see one thing and when we looked at it again we could see something else.”
“It was fun to have the 6th years visiting us.”
“They brought in cool equipment.”
Filtering Water
P5A have been learning about the water filtration process which ensures our water is safe for drinking. We also spoke about Water Aid and their valuable work helping people who do not have access to safe, clean water or sanitation. We even designed our own water filtration systems. We discussed the role of World Water Day, Global Goals and the UNCRC rights – Article 24, ‘you have the right to clean water.’
Pupils had great fun using sand, gravel and sand gravel filters to filter their own dirty water.
Clouds
P5A have been learning about different types of clouds in our water topic. We took our learning outdoors to identify the types of clouds present in the sky – cumulus, stratus or cirrus. This involved applying our focusing, communicating and curiosity meta-skills.
Skittles Experiment
P5A had great fun during out skittles experiment where we added warm water to a plate of skittles and watched as the colour coating melted to make a rainbow affect. Pupils explained this happened because the sugar coating was soluble and melted in the warm water to create our rainbows.
Dissolving Experiment
P5A have been learning terms such as soluble, insoluble as well as solvents, solutes and solutions. We carried out an experiment this week to determine whether certain materials were soluble or insoluble in cold or warm water. We used coffee, salt, sugar and flour for this. Pupils enjoyed working in groups and analysing whether their hypothesis was correct or incorrect.
Rain in a Jar
P5A have been learning about the water cycle and rain. We had great fun working in groups to create our very own rain clouds in jars using water, shaving foam and blue food colouring. The more food colouring we used the heavier our rain was.
Planting
Our topic this term is Water. We have been learning about the importance of water for survival. This week we planted some sunflower seeds which we are going to water and care for. Hopefully they will grow very tall. During our time outdoors we used our collaborative meta skills working in pairs.
Ice Experiment
P5A have been learning about the changing state of water (from solid, to liquid, to gas). Last week they carried out an experiment to predict and then time how long it would take for ice to change back to water using their hands (body temperature), room temperature and by adding heat (using a hair dryer).
We had great fun, although the ice was very cold to hold!
Creating Water Butts
Our topic this term is Water. We have been learning all about the water cycle and the importance of water. P5A spent time outside this week looking at the best areas around the school to place a water butt to collect water. They also took time to decorate their own water butts. This task involved collaborating with peers and applying critical thinking, a very important meta skill. Next week we will monitor the water they collect.
