P6B 2024-25

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December 12, 2023
by Mrs Hunter
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Planets in the Playground

We wanted to see how far apart each planet was.

We had to show the distance each planet was from the sun.  The distances were scaled down.

Instead of always going back to the sun we decided to calculate how many cm we had to add from one planet to the next.

This was tricky calculations, that we worked on together.

Then we had to decide on the best  tool for measuring.   We had a ruler, a metre stick and a trundle wheel.

Once we measured each distance out it was clear to see how close some planets were and how far apart others were.

Eve: “I liked it because we got to learn how far from the sun each planet was.”

Theo:” I liked when we were measuring how far apart each planet was.”

Logan:” We had to calculate the distance we had to measure.”

We discovered that using smaller numbers to scale was easier than using big numbers.  It helped us visualise the distances between the planets.

December 12, 2023
by Mrs Hunter
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Coding

Emma Chittick came in with some Lego Mindstorms EV3.  We were doing coding in the context of the space industry. The idea was to use Lego Mindstorms EV3 to overcome the problem of space junk.  The  class had to code on the ipads to make the Lego Mindstorms move forward and circle an earth picture.    Some pupils chose to work by themselves others chose to work with a partner. A lot of skills were involved.  They had to follow instructions, communicate with others and show initiative.

Emma also had two VR Headsets , from UHI.  This gave pupils a chance to imagine what it would be like to work on the International Space Station.

 

December 6, 2023
by Miss Stewart
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Gustav Holst – The Planets Suite

In music we have been learning about the English composer, Gustav Holst, who composed a piece of music called The Planets Suite. There are seven movements in the piece, each reflecting the characteristics of a planet. We listened to the first movement called Mars – Bringer of war which was very powerful. We thought about how it made us feel and wrote down some words to describe it. We thought if it was a colour, what colour would it be? If it was a shape, what shape would it be? And, if it was a line, how would we describe it? We then created a picture to show what the music made us think of. It was amazing to see how differently we all thought about the music. It evoked a range of feelings, thoughts and emotions.

Here are a range of examples across both P5 classes.

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