Today we looked at friction-what it is and why it is important. We used blocks with different surfaces to see which created the most friction. We measured this in N using a Newton Metre. We made some great predictions and had a great time investigating!
Year 3 have been learning about magnets in Science today. We know that if you put 2 of the same pole together, the magnet will repel but if the poles are different they will attract.
We investigated which objects in the classroom were magnetic. We were surprised by some of the results.
Year 1: Milly May Lynch, you gave excellent answers during carpet time-well done! Year 2: Nadia Chidi-Iurindu, your effort and attitude in all lessons this week has been great-keep giving 100%! Well done! Sharon Salami, you are the first to notice your friends need help and they can always rely on you-well done! Mylah Lynch, you have tried so hard with your writing in
Year 3 have used oil pastels to create a winter scene. Take a look at their fabulous creations!
Today we looked at using yoga and breathing techniques to relax. We focused on our breathing, slowing it to calm down and then focused on the poses to ground ourselves-we were amazing!
In science today we looked at the relationship between surface area and water resistance. We made different plasticine shapes and found out the streamlined shape had the least water resistance acting upon it. We made links to last week’s lesson with air resistance and surface area too!
Year 5 had a competition between the 3 classes and Mrs Beresford’s won! The people who had played the most and earned the most points during the tournament got to go in and have some free time on the computers and some chocolate! Well done all of you!
We had a great time today at Carnival House showing how we can move and travel and experimenting with light and shadows too!
This afternoon, Year 3 investigated friction. We set up a fair test investigation where we looked at what material would cause the most friction and slow the car down the most. We all made predictions before we started and we all had a different idea about which material would cause the most frictions. We set up a ramp and either covered it in sand, a towel, corrugated cardboard or didn’t cover it at all (wood). We found that the sand caused the most friction as the car hardly moved down the ramp at all.
We moved our learning on today by using the skills we had learned last week and introducing the nets. We also used hoops to improve our aim and accuracy
