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Hopefully you have had a lovely relaxing long weekend (extra long this year!), and come back charged and ready to learn as our school year rapidly winds up!
What did you do over the long weekend?
The mini scientists were at it again today! They enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and investigated how we can ‘see’ sound by creating vibrations and sound waves that were strong enough to move grains of rice, sand and petals.
Yesterday we put our science thinking hats back on to investigate static electricity and how it can be used to make things move. This was our experiment:
How to roll a can with static electricity
Equipment:
Method
We had so much fun (even though we made our hair a little messy)!
Mini Scientists at work!
In our Social-Emotional Learning Program (You Can Do It!), we have been learning about the values we need to be successful people. Last week we talked about being caring towards others, and this week we talked about how successful people KEEP ON TRYING. WE watched this Disney Pixar Shirt Film ‘Lifted’, and discussed how we need to keep on trying, even when the going gets tough and we don’t succeed straight away. Here’s the link to the short. Maybe you could watch it at home together and have a talk about times when you had to keep trying and trying.
On Monday 1/2HI had a visit from St John’s First Aid. We all learned about what makes an EMERGENCY, and what to do if an emergency happens and there are no adults around to help us.
Maybe you could challenge your parents to this quiz www.stjohnvic.com.au/quiz and see if you can beat them.
Don’t forget to fill in your EMERGENCY INFORMATION card and place it in an easy to find place!
Click here to visit the bbc science website and put your science skills to the test!
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This week we have been exploring magnets as part of our Science Inquiry. We discovered magnets are pretty awesome! One of our tasks was to use a magnet to make a paperclip travel through a maze. We also investigated the types of things magnets will attract and how strong they are. Perhaps you would like to do some more investigating at home.
What did you find out about magnets?
The 1/2s have been launching water rockets! Below is a clip that explains how you can make one at home. Enjoy!
At the start of each new inquiry we spend time ‘Getting Our Knowledge Ready’. This helps us to share our current knowledge and new ideas about a topic. We used a CSIW graphic organiser to get our knowledge ready about science. The C stands for a Colour that we think of when we think Science, the S stands for a Symbol, the I stands for an Image and the W stands for a Word. Below are some examples of the clever ideas that some of our students came up with!
Which colour would you associate with Science and why?
CSIW charts by Isobel, Jacob, Lila and Ela
