Life in the
Freezer!
We had a great Stunning Start exploring small world play, books, puzzles and many
more things! We also wrote resolutions for the new year – 2015!
Our Science this term was all about materials. We investigated what happens
when materials are heated and cooled.
The one type of jelly was a solid and felt cold and ‘squishy’ while the other type
was powdery.
When we added hot water (heated it) to both jellies it both turned into a liquid.
After it was cooled in the fridge it became a solid again.
We also looked at changes in cake mix, bread and chocolate.
Another investigation we did was to find out which material was the best
insulator. We wanted to know which material would be best to make a pair of
mittens to keep us dry and warm in the Polar Regions.
We measured the temperature of the water in each cup with a thermometer.
We had t omake sure we read the thermometers very carefully.
We celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as book characters. The teachers
all joined in the fun too!
We enjoyed reading with our parents in hall too.
Science Week was a lot of fun! We did a lot of different investigations!
Boffin Kieran showed us interesting science experiments like making elephant
toothpaste and making a mini tornado in a bottle.
He showed us how to make rockets which we later launched in the hall.
We enjoyed doing chromatography to find out which colours are mixed
tomake different colours.
We also investigated which type of paper planes would fly the furthest. We
tested different designs and different types of paper.
Investigating different animal ears!
This was our favourite investigation! Chocolate testing!
My Weather Chart
I can compare the weather in Amundsen-Scott, Antarctica with the weather in London, UK.
London, UK
Amundsen-Scott, Antarctica
date
temp conditions humidity
wind
date
temp
conditions humidity
wind
Mon
0C
Rain
0
Mon
-50 C
Snow
13
16/2
km/h
16/2
km/h
Tues
2C
Scattered
9
Tues
-50 C Scattered
25
17/2
clouds
km/h
17/2
clouds
km/h
Wed
1C
Partly
4
Wed
-45 C
Mostly
13
18/2
cloudy
km/h
18/2
cloudy
km/h
Thurs
3C
Rain
15
Thurs -40 C
Partly
7
19/2
km/h
19/2
cloudy
km/h
Fri
8C
Rain
10
Fri
-45 C
Partly
15
20/2
km/h
20/2
cloudy
km/h
Sat
2C
Rain
15
Sat
-50 C
Snow
17
21/2
km/h
21/2
km/h
Sun
3C
Light rain
25-40
Sun
-38 C
Snow
24
22/2
km/h
22/2
grains
km/h
WSW
NE
Use the following website to check the weather in Antarctica and
London.
http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/Antarctica.html
Using this website, we were able to compare the weather in London, UK and
Amundsen-Scott in Antarctica. We found out that although their temperatures
were very low, they did not have many days when it snowed or rained
At the Redbridge Drama Centre we enacted the journey of Robert Falcon Scott
to Antarctica then to the South Pole.
Our visit to London Zoo was a great ending to our topic. The perfect Fabulous
Finish to a fantastic topic1.
We had fun balancing like the monkeys do!
The highlight of our visit to the zoo was seeing the penguins!
The big silver back gorilla looked really scary.
The time webt by so quickly! On our way home after an enjoyable day!