MAGNATISM

Well today was the last of the Science Activation Activities that we had to do. We were able to play around with the new magnetic kit that had just arrived at school. Playing with the metals shavings making different patterns was popular as was dealing with the magnets repelling each other.

SCIENCE

Today we looked at heat. We found there were a number of ways heat could be made. We looked at  human, mechanical or electrical means of creating heat today. Sanding a block of wood or using a rubber quickly both meant we created friction and things got hot pretty quickly. The girls tried out the hairdryer (and so did some of the boys.....I think they have used one before). The lamp also got hot pretty quickly if it was left on for a while. The skateboard wheels couldn't be kept going long enough or fast enough to make any real heat. Air going into the airbed made the valve on the pump hot if you were able to pump hard and fast enough.

 

SCIENCE

We have started some of our science samplers this week. We were able to try out electricity, testing whether objects were insulators or conductors, using a circuit we had made up. In other activities we worked with a number of examples of friction to see how friction affected the movement of various objects. We were also able to see how various forces worked in different ways to create movement. Those we have to look forward to include studying, heat light and sound.