Category: STEM

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Primary 6 Weekly Update

This week in Primary 6 we have been learning more about our topic for this term: The Human Body Systems. We were learning about the Skeletal System and the main roles it plays within the body.

We were set a challenge where we had to create a support for a tennis ball which would hold it high above a table. We discussed the different features of structures, what would work well and what would not offer enough support. This was to replicate the role that the skeleton plays in supporting the body.

Below were our two winners who were rated by their classmates as having a 10/10 rating!

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Primary 1 blog

Primary 1 have been helping Katie Morag this week as there are problems on the Isle of Struay. The lighthouse on the island is falling down and Katie Morag needs our help to design a new one. We worked hard to complete our design challenge.

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P6 Weekly Update

This week in Primary 6 we had a visit from Zoe Gordon who shared her knowledge of languages with us. She will be working with us over the coming weeks to further develop our knowledge of French and Spanish. This week we worked on getting to know Spain and basic Spanish greetings.

In Science, Mrs McJimpsey worked with us on our knowledge of forces. She challenged us to create a Tin Foil Boat which was able to float on water. We then had to add one penny at a time onto the boat, counting them as we went along to see how long it would take for the boat to sink. We really enjoyed this activity!

Today we have went over the Mini-Health and Wellbeing Champs application. We have been asked to think about if we would like to apply for this role which will go with us into P7. The applications will be handed out on Monday 16th May 2022 and must be returned by Monday 30th May 2022. This can be completed at home however we advise the children to complete this themselves.

Well done to our certificate winners for this week, Sophie-Rose and Finlay.

 

 

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Primary 5 – May the Force be with you!

P5 started their new IDL topic ‘Forces’ this week. They started by looking at some exciting chain reactions where lots of  forces make mechanisms move. The favourite was the Rube Goldberg Page Turner. They then looked into different types of forces. The first one to be investigated was ‘friction’. A friction experiment using toy cars and elastic bands was conducted. The children used rulers to measure the amount of force needed to move the car on different surfaces. Many predictions were proven correct as less force was needed on smoother surfaces.

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P4 Space Topic

Our P4 STEM topic was Space – using the sun to explore the idea of time, days, months, and years.

We explored how patterns of the Sun, Moon and Earth are linked to daily life, seasons, time, day and night.  We also considered why it is important to understand how to tell/measure time accurately in our daily life and routines.  We identified how technology has changed to allow us to access time in a variety of ways.

On Friday we completed our paper plate sundials and waited for the sun to appear to try them out.  Thankfully we were able to get out for a short time.

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Term 1 Celebration Awards

Our Term 1 Celebration Assembly was a bit different this term but we still managed to celebrate those children who have had achievements in STEM or Writing. Congratulations to everyone who received an award Their photo is also on our iAchieve Hall of Fame!

Congratulations to our Awesome Authors!

Congratulations to our STEM Superstars!

Congratulations to those children who came first in their classes in the Maths Week Scotland, National Sum Dog Celebration.

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