P6M took their knowledge of simple circuits to the next level when they were challenged to create a parallel circuit to power Christmas tree lights.
The number of fingers shown by the groups represents how many lights they were able to light up in their parallel circuit.
The pupils then drew Christmas trees and attached their lighting circuits!
Incredible results P6M…well done!!
P6M made string telephones and carried out a range of tests to find out which resources carried the sound most effectively.
We talked about investigations in Science, how they are carried out, the importance of a fair test and variables.
The things that the pupils changed/tested were:
A huge well done to P6M on their effective paired and group work to create a chain reaction using forces.
What is a Chain Reaction?
A Chain Reaction is a sequence of little events where one object hits another object to create a reaction. We can say that the force we show one thing is going to pass onto the next thing. The energy is passed on from one object to the next.
The pupils used their subject knowledge of forces to build multi-level chain reactions using a number of different elements to showcase gravity using a zipline or downward ball roll/steps, a push using the see-saw method or a beebot, a pull using string attached to a beebot.
The pupils had to build, trial and amend their chain reactions to make sure that enough energy was created to keep the chain reaction going. There was lots of purposeful talk, problem solving and resilience required in this challenge!
P6M were very busy in Science during Term 1 working on electrical circuit activities.
The pupils drew simple series circuits using the standard symbols to represent their knowledge of the components. They were drawing upon on their resilience and problem solving skills to make changes to the circuits when the components did not work.
They made buzzers beep, lights glow, motors spin and created circuits with multiple components. They included switches to allow them to control the components.
Lots of smiles and thumbs up to show successful circuits, super effort p6M!
The P7 class took part in their second live lesson with Microbit Scotland to code virtual flickering candles. A great use of problem solving skills.
