Rapunzel Science Investigation

In our science work we have been thinking about materials.

Last week we decided that glass wasn't a good material for a shoe, so we designed some new shoes for Cinderella to wear to the ball.

This week we focused on Rapunzel, and whether hair is a good material for climbing up a tower. This led to a discussion on which type of thread is the strongest. We designed an investigation to compare washing line, cotton, silk embroidery thread, wool and ribbon.  First we attached a thread to the handle of a bucket, then we added a weight to the bucket and lifted it for 10 seconds. If there were no problems we changed the weight for a heavier one and repeated it. We kept doing this until the thread broke, or we ran out of weights! Then we recorded the heaviest weight that we had successfully lifted. We repeated this for each type of thread.

Finally we compared our results. Some of us were very surprised! We definitely all agreed that we had enjoyed investigating, we're planning more fairytale science for the next few lessons!

Science Investigation-Waterproof Materials

During our topic time on Friday we were lucky to get the chance to look at a real fireman's uniform. We enjoyed looking at the different features of the uniform and considering how they would help the fire brigade do their jobs effectively!

After exploring the uniform we went on to set up our own science investigations into how waterproof different materials are. We had some surprising results which made us reconsider our definitions of "waterproof." We also decided that we should do some more investigations next week to find out more about waterproof materials.

Rocket Making

Today we were lucky to take part in a rocket making workshop.

We started by building our rockets out of nothing but paper and masking tape. We had to add a pointed nose, and some fins to a paper tube. It was important to make sure there were no gaps where air could get through.

When we had finished building we went outside to launch the rockets. We use a special air pressure machine to launch them. After a count down, each rocket builder got to press the button to send their rocket into the air. They all flew, although some got damaged!

The 3 highest flyers were created by Millie. F, Emre, and Millie.M so we had a "fly-off!" The eventual winner was Millie. F-her rocket flew so high it landed outside school and was lost!

Pearl Class Science Projects

Today we were very lucky to be invited to the Pearls Class, to view their science projects. As they have also been learning about space it was really useful for us to be able to ask lots of questions, but we also got to share some of our own knowledge!

We all liked different projects the best, but we definitely agreed that they were all brilliant, we were very impressed! Well done Pearls!

Earth, Moon and Sun

We have been learning more about the Earth, Moon and Sun. Today in Topic / ICT we played a great game to learn more about them!

Here is the link so you can play again at home...

Earth, Sun, Moon Game

Day and Night

This week we have been learning about why we have day and night.

Please watch this video to remind you what happens, then leave a comment about day and night!

Solar System Models

We have had a great first week learning about space. This week we foccused on our Solar System, and the planets in it. 

We finished the week by working together in groups making models of the solar system. It was a very busy afternoon, but the finished models were absolutely fantastic!

Staying Healthy

This week in our topic work we are thinking about how to keep healthy. Today we looked at the four main things we need to stay healthy:

• Water
• Food
• Excercise
• Rest

Here is a link to the activity we used in class...

BBC Science Clips-Health and Growth

For the rest of the week we will mostly be focusing on healthy eating.

Please leave a comment about staying healthy.