{"id":6193,"date":"2024-03-08T16:53:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2024-03-08T16:53:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:53:37","slug":"dynamic-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamic Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week Whalsay School welcomed James and Toni from Dynamic Earth. Pupils from P1 to S4 all spent time inside the inflatable Planetarium exploring our Solar System and beyond&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>They took their show from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh sharing interesting facts and amazing images of our planet and the universe.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers also took advantage of their valuable expertise at an after school workshop to get ideas for future collaborative projects in school.<\/p>\n<p>It was a fantastic show and all staff and pupils really enjoyed their visit. Please see some pupil feedback below and photos from the day<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6193 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/attachment\/1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133759\/1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6195\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6195'>\n\t\t\t\tThe inflatable planetarium ready to share interesting facts and amazing images of our planet and the Universe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133800\/2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6196\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6196'>\n\t\t\t\tStepping over the threshold into the Planetarium with \u201cone small step for man and one giant leap for mankind!\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/4-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133804\/4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6198\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6198'>\n\t\t\t\tInside the Planetarium, waiting in anticipation for the show to begin\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/5-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133805\/5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6199\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6199'>\n\t\t\t\tGreeks artistic star-map of the constellations\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/7-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133808\/7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/attachment\/16\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133822\/16-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/8-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133810\/8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6202\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6202'>\n\t\t\t\tUnderneath the Aurora Borealis \/ Northern Lights \/ Mirrie Dancers, lucky to have these magical views on our doorstep.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/9-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133812\/9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6203\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6203'>\n\t\t\t\tView of our Planet from space\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/12-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133816\/12-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/13-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133817\/13-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6207\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6207'>\n\t\t\t\tThumbs up to the Sun! Pupils using their thumbnail to compare the size of the Earth in comparison to the Sun\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/14-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133819\/14-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/attachment\/18\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133825\/18-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6212\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6212'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view of our home as seen from the International Space Station!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/attachment\/19\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08133827\/19-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6213\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6213'>\n\t\t\t\tIncredible images from the James Webb telescope displaying the vast number of stars and galaxies of our Universe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/fed60583-4adf-46d2-a325-2f4c9e504cf4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08165009\/fed60583-4adf-46d2-a325-2f4c9e504cf4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/f6cafd0e-966c-4eb2-b1e3-238393f1d48b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08165011\/f6cafd0e-966c-4eb2-b1e3-238393f1d48b-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/4078bca2-b716-4f91-a8d5-1c838e6344db\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08165013\/4078bca2-b716-4f91-a8d5-1c838e6344db-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/88355b4b-32cb-4151-be07-04f6adf4b3a9\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whalsayschoolweb\/uploads\/sites\/2585\/2024\/03\/08165016\/88355b4b-32cb-4151-be07-04f6adf4b3a9-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Quotes from Secondary pupils:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was cool ,exciting and exhilarating. I liked how it related to Shetland \u2026 It was very well explained and I wish it could\u2019ve lasted longer \u2026 Please come again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe loved it! We found it fascinating, interesting and amazing! \u2026 It was space-tastic!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was cool \u2026 spectacular \u2026 amazing \u2026 interesting \u2026 The pictures from the James Webb telescope were very clear and fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLearning about all space related things is very interesting \u2026 I liked looking at the stars\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was really cool, it was fun\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was really good\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDefinitely worth them coming all this way\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI feel like I want to go to the planetarium when I\u2019m sooth now\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy Favourite bit was the Constellations and Aurora\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe moving satellites were amazing\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI loved it when the clouds cleared\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAmazing pictures from the James Webb telescope\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201dIt was SO cool, they should definitely come back\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201dI found it really interesting and relaxing\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201dI really liked the pictures taken from the fancy telescope\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI really liked when she pressed the button and the clouds cleared from the sky\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy favourite bit was the dome itself and the really cool door\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe learned lots of new stuff: eg that its oxygen and nitrogen that gives the different colours in the Aurora\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week Whalsay School welcomed James and Toni from Dynamic Earth. Pupils from P1 to S4 all spent time inside the inflatable Planetarium exploring our Solar System and beyond&#8230; They took their show from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh sharing interesting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/2024\/03\/08\/dynamic-earth\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,66],"tags":[147],"class_list":["post-6193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sciences","category-whole-school","tag-dynamic-earth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6193"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6234,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions\/6234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whalsayschoolweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}