Good morning everyone!
As promised, here is the video of me making Elephant’s Toothpaste. It wasn’t as explosive as I’d hoped! I tried it twice using different sized bottles – repeating the experiment to see if i could improve it, just like we do in class.
I hope you all have a fantastic summer and can’t wait to see you all again in August!
Mrs Beattie
Good morning everyone!
As this is our last week I had promised you in class that we would have a fun week of experiments. The biggest request was Elephant’s Toothpaste so I will make this at home this week and I will post the video on the blog and Teams after!
Are there any fun experiments you have wanted to do at home or in school? Now is your chance! Rubber egg? Bottle rocket? Giant square bubble? Exploding volcano? Egg parachute? Dancing Raisins?
There are lots of great ideas here to try too:
ScienceSparksPeriodicTableofExperimentslinks
Share your experiments with me on Teams or email them into school.
Have fun (and stay safe!)
Mrs Beattie
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be blasted into space? Did you manage to catch a glimpse of the Space X rocket heading to the International Space Station 2 weeks ago? Did you watch the launch live? It was very exciting!
Now imagine you are an astronaut on board the ISS. Your task is to make it to the on-board escape pod, but first you need the code to enter. Can you solve the 14 puzzles to crack the code?
Click this link to open the web-page with the puzzles. Scroll down and you will find 14 questions. Answer them all to complete your code for the escape pod.
https://eo-cdt.org/escape-room/
Let me know if you manage to escape! Send an email to school or tag me on Teams!
Good luck astronauts!
Mrs Beattie
Well Waste warriors, how did you get on last week? Did you get creative with your household waste? Did you find out how far your breakfast travelled to get to your plate? I managed to find eggs that were laid less than 2 miles from my house so will be using that farm in the future!
This is our last week of the Great Science Share and it’s a theme I know many of you are passionate about. This week we are celebrating World Oceans Day!
Why is the sea salty?
Do whales from different parts of the world have their own accents?
How can we stop so much plastic getting into the oceans and protect the wildlife?
How deep is the deepest part of the ocean?
How do we use the power of the seas foe energy?
Remember and tag me in your Teams post or email your investigations into school!
Have fun investigating!
Mrs Beattie
https://www.greatscienceshare.org/getinvolved2020#weekly-themes-2020-wk6
What did you investigate last week? Did you try to re-grow any vegetables? Did you track the journey of your banana from tree to fruit bowl? Did you make something out of your household waste?
This week our theme is UN World Environment Day
Have you been inspired by Greta Thunberg?
How clean is the air near to where you live? Has there been a change in air quality around the world since we have been staying at home over the last few months?
How can you make a positive impact on the environment?
How can you clean dirty water?
How do cow burps affect climate change? (This is an interesting one!)
Remember and tag me in your Teams post or email your investigations into school!
Have fun investigating!
Mrs Beattie
https://www.greatscienceshare.org/getinvolved2020#weekly-themes-2020-wk5
What did you investigate last week? Did you go on a nature scavenger hunt? I went out with my son and we found 3 millipedes in the garden, and we even found a toad under the hedge! This was the most interesting as we don’t have any water near us so we investigated this! It turns out that toads live away from water in leaf litter and log piles and they can even dig shallow burrows. Wow!
This week our theme is Waste Warrior Week
We, as a society, are very wasteful. Can you investigate what happens to our waste?
How are food and household items produced?
How far does your food have to travel to get to your plate?
How long does it take for different types of plastic to decompose?
How can we reduce, reuse or re-purpose our waste? What can you make or create?
Can you grow any vegetables at home? (There is a great way to re-grow some types of vegetables – I regrow spring onions by popping the chopped off root into water and letting them grow again! Can you try this?)
Remember and tag me in your Teams post or email your investigations into school!
Have fun saving the planet Waste Warriors!
Mrs Beattie
https://www.greatscienceshare.org/getinvolved2020#weekly-themes-2020-wk4
The Great School Science Share – Week 3
What did you investigate last week? Did anyone get a chance to go out and see the green-tinged Comet Swan with its 11 million mile long tail? It could get brighter by the end of the month and your best chance of seeing it is just before dawn – so get up early!
This week I want you to go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt!
Can you go on a mini-beast hunt? What types of mini-beasts can you find? Where do they like to live? Count how many different species you can find.
Go for a leaf walk – how many different types of trees are there around you? Can you create a nature picture using the leaves you found?
What animals do you have that come into your garden? Can you make a hedgehog house?
Can you go on a spider safari in your house or in the garden? Can you identify the different types of spider?
Make sure you are careful and gentle with any living creatures you find. If you disturb their home make sure to replace it carefully once you have had a look.
Remember to upload any of your findings to Teams and tag me in them, or send in an email to school.
Happy hunting!
Mrs Beattie
These are the hedgehogs from my garden!
How did you get on last week? Did you get a chance to listen to and identify the birds around you?
I’ve been trying to talk to the wood pigeon that sits on my roof – coo – COO – coo – coo – coo – coo, (yes I think being at home is making me slightly coo – coo.)
This week we are celebrating the 200th birthday of The Royal Astronomical Society which should inspire you to think about space, the universe, stars and planets. What are the questions you want to investigate this week?
How is a meteorite formed?
Will we ever be able to live on other planets?
What would a world without gravity be like?
What did the Hubble Space Telescope see on your birthday?
Can you make a rocket at home?
Is there something else you would like to investigate or make?
Share your investigations with me on your Teams page or email them into school. You can write, draw, take pictures of what you have done, make a poster, anything you like.
Have a look on The Great Science Share website if you’d like some other ideas and resources:
https://www.greatscienceshare.org/getinvolved2020#weekly-themes-2020-wk2
Have fun stargazers!
Mrs Beattie
Good Morning everyone!
This term we are going to take part in The Great Science Share for Schools which will hopefully inspire you to think about and talk about science. Each week there will be a new theme to focus on with investigations for you to get involved in, as well as a ‘Question Maker’ to help you think of creative ways to ask great questions. You can print this off or just create your own!
You can then share your scientific questions and investigations with me either through your class Teams page, or by emailing your completed investigation into school. You can create a poster, write about it, draw it, take photos, or anything else you want to do to share your findings.
The theme this week is ‘International Dawn Chorus Day’ where you are encouraged to get up early and listen to the birds singing in the morning. I’ve certainly heard and spotted many more birds around than normal! I also managed to make a homemade bird feeder out of a recycled plastic bottle which you could also try (although my one was quickly destroyed by a squirrel).
You can think about what time of day do you see the most birds? What types of birds can you see near you? Can you identify any the birds you see or hear? Can you see and hear different birds on a walk than you do at home?
Below is a link to the Great Science Share page which gives you some ideas for your investigation (You also get a sneak peek at the themes for the coming weeks ahead – ssshhh)
Have fun bird spotters!
Mrs Beattie
https://www.greatscienceshare.org/getinvolved2020#weekly-themes-20
