Mr Muir explains a simple circuit to us today, as part of our Inquiry into electrical technology.

Success!

Using a philips screwdriver to tighten the screws - great job girls!

We all made bread rolls today with Mrs T and Miss K's help. A big production line with 28 rolls!Everyone

Lots of fun!

A great snack.

Everyone had turns to do different things and watched and waited patiently.

Measuring out capacity and volume with the correct cooking equipment!

Getting sticky sometimes!

Waiting for more yeast and sugar to react - quite a production line for 28 rolls!

Baking Bread the traditional way! Technology we can always use.

 Mixing the yeast/ sugar/ warm water concoction with the first lot of flour and salt and leaving to rise.

Alex and Karlia ready the trays.

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Lauren and Rose start to mix in the flour.

Time to get kneading!

Another group's batch is ready to rise on top of the warm stove.

Erin and Franca have started the next bowl of yeast and sugar. Now Athena, Tiffany, Leena and Felicia are ready to mix flour into a bowl with salt.

 Golden, brown, hot bread rolls ready to eat!

Making maths strategy decisions as a group

Sometimes I can solve a problem in my head by moving numbers around by imagining what they look like. Sometimes I need a strategy to solve a complex problem.

Which strategy do you use to solve a problem? Is it the most efficient? Let's compare to others. The Hexagons Group had a variety of word problems to solve using different operations. They used their own strategies and then worked with others to compare what they had done. They decided on the best strategy between them and recorded it here.

Teach the Teacher in the last 2 weeks!

Felicia teaches us the chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda as a gradual process. Her assistants were Chantelle and Karol.

Alex makes Gloop with cornflour and water - it was an interesting observation and we can all try it at home!

Leena showed us how to draw traditional Afghani Mehndi patterns on hands. They are used for special occasions like weddings. My pattern was beautiful Leena!  

Arad with his assistant, Quinn, about to making an erupting volcano! Fantastic model Arad - you put a lot of thought into your demonstration!

Tinker Time too

STEM challenge this week!

Can you design a container for holding popcorn at the movies that can stand up and prevents spillage?

1st - we made an origami prototype to hook us in! In groups of 3 we listed the pros and cons of this simple design.
2nd - Then we brainstormed and made a prototype of a container from paper which tried to use the pros and change the cons!
3rd - we made a final design and were able to use sellotape or staples as well as folding to hold it together.

Here are our designs - spot the handles, flat surfaces, curved surfaces
spot the fill holes, the lids, the folded shapes

Today Mrs T brought some popcorn to truly test our designs - Great Mindset everyone this week. It was interesting to see how different your ideas were which showed me how creative you are. There was lots of collaboration and patience displayed. You maintained a positive manner which meant you could state how your design worked and what improvements could be made next time.

Thank you to Karlia for being out photographer.