P2HM loved their trip to Dynamic Earth today. We found out all sorts of things about the weather. Take a look at some of our learning.
We found out that hot air rises. This is why we get wind and rain.
We used tornado bottles to find out what a real tornado looks like. We saw that the bottom of a tornado is much faster than the top.
We found out that lightening is electric.
We found out what electricity does to metal objects with air inside them.
Yay, it’s here! 
Today P7 were given their project information sheets. We have stressed that this does NOT mean they have to start working during the holidays! It’s simply to give them plenty of thinking time before beginning this task after the February week.
Linked to our Japan theme, the Natural Disasters project should be a final showcase of their functional reading and writing skills, and every pupil is expected to put effort in to this.
Here is a copy of the paperwork should yours go missing…
P7 natural disaster project Europe 2018
P2HM picked out these pictures to share with you. They came up with the captions too.
High five for the new Queensferry Crossing!
This man looks after all the bridges in Scotland. He makes sure the bridges are safe.
This bridge is so amazing!
Here we are walking on the new bridge. We are glad that we got to walk the bridge.
We walked on the hard shoulder. The hard shoulder is for cars that have broken down. Oops did you spot that we were walking the wrong way.
Here are a few more….
We’ve been busy learning all about the weather and how it affects our daily lives.
Here’s a link to a bank of fun activities to keep the learning going at home. Check it out!
Met Office Summer Weather Activities
Have fun!
“I learned that STEM gets your brain working hard so you can complete challenges.” – Cara.
“STEM is science, technology, engineering and maths. My group made an Olympic kite representing Greece.” -Grace.
“Our STEM skills helped us build our kites and understand the importance of having a good, strong structure.” – Abbie.
“I enjoyed the making and flying parts. I learned how to fly a kite.” – Frankie.
“I learned that building suspension is always a good thing, but to not put too much on otherwise it will weigh the kite down. I enjoyed flying the kite in the field and the suspension worked!” ‘Kyle.
“We learned how to catch the wind to make it fly.” – Freya.
“We learned proper teamwork is probably best because someone might be good at maths more than the others, and another person might be more observant of the structure of the Kite.” – Christopher.
Primary 5 are making food for astronauts this Wednesday and the children have been asked to bring in small amounts of foods to help them in this learning activity. Only small amounts are needed because they are already being given the base of oatmeal and raisins. They designed these products this afternoon.
We can’t believe it’s the last term of Primary 2 already! Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? We have made a great start to the term and are encouraging each other to be that little bit more independent and to take more responsibility for our learning.
We are hoping that the sun will shine for us as we begin to investigate the effects of weather on daily life. This, in turn, will give us lots of opportunities to take our learning outdoors and into our new classroom……
Keep your eyes peeled for more information about how we are getting ready for Primary 3!
