As part of P7 science topic about sources of energy, pupils were set the challenge of using wind power to lift a plastic cup filled with as many coins as possible. Initial designs have now been developed and there will be a little time tomorrow to make small adjustments before the final testing.
What a week this has been for P7. The current West Lothian Sportshall champions went to the Jack Kane Sports Centre on Wednesday to participate in the East of Scotland Finals. The competition was fast and furious and we came eighth on the day. We are very proud of the effort and sportsmanship our team put in. Well done everyone and thank you to Mr Stewart and Active Schools Coordinator Stewart Livingston for organising this great opportunity for our school, and to Abby Cowan for her help and support.
Today, 15 of our pupils took part in a netball tournament at Parkhead Primary School. Both teams had a great time and won lots of matches. We are excitedly waiting on the overall results.
In science this week, pupils were investigating reflections using mirrors. This was a great, fun activity where pupils had to try out getting different results by bending the mirrors or moving them around. They also tried looking at the alphabet, trying to find letters and then a word that could be shown complete by reflecting half of it. Photos below…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Primary 3 were very excited to find out that they were going to be learning about magnetism in Science this term. We quickly got to work to brainstorm what we already knew about magnets and what questions we had. These questions are helping us to plan our investigations.
The most common misconception that we had was that all metal objects would be magnetic. Some of us suspected that this may not be true but we had to investigate to find out more.
 
Ask us to tell you what we discovered! Are all metal objects magnetic? Why are only some coins magnetic? What do the terms “attraction” and “repulsion” mean and what do they have to do with the North and South poles?
P7 had a lively afternoon thinking about different aspects of light. As an introduction to our new science topic, pupils had a variety of Concept Cartoons, where characters talk about what they think, giving pupils a starting point to consider their own knowledge or ideas. An example cartoon is included in the photos below.
 
