Light and Shadows

We have been learning about how light travels in straight lines, that darkness is the absence of light and that light is the reason we can see things. It was the perfect afternoon yesterday to test out how opaque objects block light and make darker shadows. We had great fun trying to make different shadow puppets. 

Can you feel the magnetic force?

This afternoon we learned about magnetic materials. We made lots of predictions about what materials were magnetic and then tested them. There were some things we were sure about and some things that surprised us. Ask us about it! We enjoyed testing our predictions.

Can you feel the force?

This afternoon we learned about magnetic materials. We made lots of predictions and then tested them. There were some things we were sure about and some things that surprised us. Ask me about it! We enjoyed testing out our predictions.

Forces investigation

On Friday afternoon we set up an investigation to see how far a car travels on different surfaces. The different surfaces were: paper, carpet, bubble wrap, plastic compound and the hall floor. 

We used an elastic band to deliver the push and used a Newton meter to measure a force of 10N. We made sure that the car got the same push each time.

Testing plastic compound

  

Bubble wrap

Paper

Testing the carpet

We had to work together and measure carefully to check how far the car went, then record our results on a white board. 

Forces investigation

This afternoon we set up an investigation to see how far a car travels on different surfaces. The different surfaces were: paper, carpet, bubble wrap, plastic compound and the hall floor. 

We used an elastic band to deliver the push and used a Newton meter to measure a force of 10N. We made sure that the car got the same push each time.

Testing plastic compound

  

Bubble wrap

Paper

Testing the carpet

We had to work together and measure carefully to check how far the car went, then record our results on a white board. 

Investigating objects and surfaces

This afternoon we have been investigating what happens when we push different objects on different surfaces. We could choose different things and decide which surfaces we wanted to test. There was lots of predicting going on and some great reasoning from Mulberry Class. 

Some decided to try a slope to see what happened.

 Others built a ramp!

 When we had finished, we shared our ideas about what we had learned.