These are the activities you need to complete in your independent rotation today. Make sure you read the instructions carefully and remember our goal for today - you should be able to explain all about circuits and how they work by the end of today.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=science/changing_circuits
http://www.learningcircuits.co.uk/flashmain.htm
Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Monday, 12 October 2015
Air Cannon
Today at Year 3 and 4 Science Club we explored Jennie's Air Cannon - it makes a vortex of air and a big rush of wind! We tried it on cups and on our hair!
Next week we are going to make our own mini air cannons!
Next week we are going to make our own mini air cannons!
Monday, 31 August 2015
Science around the school
I have had the privilege of being able to pop in to Pods over the last couple of weeks to see what science everyone is doing.
What an awesome science school we have!
Pod 1 have been looking at the science in Nursery Rhymes - this is them testing what sort of material will protect Humpty Dumpty from breaking when he falls off his wall.
Pod 5 and 6 have been looking at chemical and physical changes - what do you think? Is this experiment showing a chemical or a physical change? How do you know?
What an awesome science school we have!
Pod 1 have been looking at the science in Nursery Rhymes - this is them testing what sort of material will protect Humpty Dumpty from breaking when he falls off his wall.
Pod 5 and 6 have been looking at chemical and physical changes - what do you think? Is this experiment showing a chemical or a physical change? How do you know?Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Lunchtime Science CLub
Yesterday was our first Wanaka Primary Lunchtime Science Club. We had a great turn out and had a lot of fun exploring two bubble mixtures.
The question we were investigating was: Does glycerin or sugar make a better bubble mixture?
We talked about how could we test this and what could we measure?
We used lots of science skills - gathering evidence, exploring, collaborating with others.
In the end we decided that the glycerin mixture was the better mix because the bubbles lasted longer.
The question we were investigating was: Does glycerin or sugar make a better bubble mixture?
We talked about how could we test this and what could we measure?
We used lots of science skills - gathering evidence, exploring, collaborating with others.
In the end we decided that the glycerin mixture was the better mix because the bubbles lasted longer.
Sunday, 26 July 2015
Pod 6 Being Scientists!
Today Pod 6 started looking at their new science investigation topic.
They were exploring some different kitchen chemistry experiments and using their OBSERVATION skills to GATHER EVIDENCE.
They will use their observations and evidence to work out what a PHYSICAL CHANGE is and what a CHEMICAL CHANGE is.
They were exploring some different kitchen chemistry experiments and using their OBSERVATION skills to GATHER EVIDENCE.
They will use their observations and evidence to work out what a PHYSICAL CHANGE is and what a CHEMICAL CHANGE is.
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Student Science Survey
If you are a student at Wanaka Primary can you complete this survey to let Jennie know what you think about science at Wanaka Primary.
Remember you must be a Wanaka Primary student to complete this survey and you will need your Google login.
Remember you must be a Wanaka Primary student to complete this survey and you will need your Google login.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
It's Science Week!
It's National Science Week this week and the theme is Light!
This theme was chosen because it is the International Year of Light.
Who knows what our main source of light is? Is it electricity? Is it something else?
Light comes in many different forms - there is white light - which is the visible light we can see, but there are also other types of light - one of these is UV light. UV is the light that causes sunburn but you can't see the it.
Did you know that you can get sunburnt even when it is cloudy? You can also get sunburnt in the winter - especially if you are up at a skifield!
Have a look at this video:
It says that UV can't go through glass or sunscreen. What about clouds? I wonder if there is UV light when it is dark? Where does UV light come from?
How could you test these questions out? What evidence can you find to help back up your thinking? It's like when the police send someone to court - they have to have evidence that shows what they did wrong - scientists have to have evidence that supports what they think.
We have some UV beads at school - they are special beads that can tell you when you are exposed to UV light. How could you use these UV beads to find some evidence to answer these questions?
Take photos of you finding out the answers and email them to Jennie L and she will put them on a blogpost. Comment on this post with your evidence - what did you find out?
This theme was chosen because it is the International Year of Light.
Who knows what our main source of light is? Is it electricity? Is it something else?
Light comes in many different forms - there is white light - which is the visible light we can see, but there are also other types of light - one of these is UV light. UV is the light that causes sunburn but you can't see the it.
Did you know that you can get sunburnt even when it is cloudy? You can also get sunburnt in the winter - especially if you are up at a skifield!
Have a look at this video:
It says that UV can't go through glass or sunscreen. What about clouds? I wonder if there is UV light when it is dark? Where does UV light come from?
How could you test these questions out? What evidence can you find to help back up your thinking? It's like when the police send someone to court - they have to have evidence that shows what they did wrong - scientists have to have evidence that supports what they think.
We have some UV beads at school - they are special beads that can tell you when you are exposed to UV light. How could you use these UV beads to find some evidence to answer these questions?
Take photos of you finding out the answers and email them to Jennie L and she will put them on a blogpost. Comment on this post with your evidence - what did you find out?
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