STEM week for Primary 2!

 

In numeracy this week we have begun to learn about subtraction.
We have been checking that we know how to subtract 1 single digit from 1 single digit. Whilst learning about subtraction we have been learning about the language associated with subtraction (minus, difference, less than, subtract and take away). We will look out for this language when completing subtraction word problems.

We really enjoyed playing the Minus Mission game to practise our subtraction. The link is below to practise this at home.
http://www.arcademics.com/games/mission/mission.html

To finish our Transport topic we learnt the history and future of the  Forth road and rail bridges and the engineers who designed them.

We understand that men or women who build or design bridges are called civil engineers.
In groups we built bridges using different materials.
Lollipop sticks, playdoh, gummy sweets and marshmallows.

 

In science we have been learning all about solids and liquids and how they change state.
We have completed different science experiments for STEM week.

To test how quickly ice can melt we put our ice balloons in different places around the room.

In our groups we chose to put our ice balloons under a table, beside the radiator, in hot water, at the window and we kept 1 piece of ice in the balloon.

We all made predictions and even wrote our own Science reports.

The ice in the hot water melted the quickest.

Miss Boyes froze water and paint over night, the next day in class we melted it and we used the paint to create different patterns.

 

     

To record our Science experiments we have completed Science reports in writing. We had to include 1 connective in our report.

We either used the connectives because or and.

We wrote super science reports that explained our experiment and our predictions. We made sure to use capital letters, full stops and fingers spaces too.

 

To finish off STEM week we learnt more about solids and liquids through  food technology by  making ice cream.

This linked well to our new maths topic (Measure) because we had to help Miss Boyes measure out the Ingredients.

We used scales to measure in grams and we used a measuring jug to measure in milliliters.

You can find the recipe and ingredients for homemade ice-cream online so you can try this science experiment at home.

In RE we have been reflecting on God’s family and how we and our Parish are members of God’s family.

We also reflected on the importance of our own family and how they love and care for us.
We drew some beautiful pictures of our family members.

 

 

I think we have lots of little future scientists and engineers in Primary 2! Have a lovely weekend, Miss Boyes and Primary 2!