Our budding young scientists in Grade 5 have been learning about Variables and how to investigate them. During the investigations they have been learning things like how to use a two-coordinate graph, how to predict, how to identify variables and control them, setting standards and recording data.
To help them with their reflection [...]
Late this morning we had our very first skype call. We were “SQUIRTing” (aka: super quiet uninterrupted independent reading time) when the sound of a telephone ringing interrupted the silence of the classroom.
“Hello Daughter” said Ms H’s mum.
“Hello Mum, would you like to talk to my class?” replied Ms H.
We crowded around the laptop (cos [...]
I just came across this little gem of a site (thanks to our fabulous Miss Tara in the Learning Hub). It’s called What Should I Read Next?
Let me tell you a little about it …….. it’s a huge database that allows you to type in a book you like and get a list of [...]
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Another week has passed and it was chocka-full of exciting learning!
We’ve spent the week investigating Variables (like last week) in Science except this time we’ve been investigating whether the variable of capacity affects the number of passengers a boat can hold. Our prediction was that yes, capacity does affect the number of passengers and we [...]
