K'nex Challenge - Build an Eiffel Tower

Flotta class worked together co -operatively to build a free standing Eiffel Tower as part of a K'nex Challenge. 

We had to make sure it was higher than 10cm and ensure it could stand unsupported.

It's not fair!!!!!

Flotta class we're given a challenge..first we had to choose which present we wanted...a big box beautifully decorated or a small box wrapped in ripped newspaper. We were then seperated into groups...group1 - people with glasses, group 2 - people with school jumpers and group 3 - the rest of the class.

Once we were in our groups we were set our challenge, and given our materials. One group was given colouring pens and  A2 paper, one group was given A4 plain paper and handwriting pens and the last group was given A4 lined paper and pencils. 

We had to design a poster that told people all about things we did at school. 

It's not fair!!!!!!!!! Was said frequently!! In the end the group who won the task were given their prize...luckily for them they picked the right box...a scruffily newspaper wrapped box full of sweets...not the beautifully wrapped box that was full of nothing!! We learnt that it's not what's on the outside that counts...but the inside!!

Sound waves

We carried out various experiments which showed us how sound waves and vibrations are carried to our ears and brain. 

Working co-operatively

Our challenge this term is to work co-operatively as a team with different people.

We worked in groups to try to complete some puzzles...

Some of them were tricky...but we were sucessful!!

Working on our ball skills

We have been practicing our ball skills in games...we've been trying to keep the ball under control using our feet...

And other body parts!!

Some were easier than others...!

Skeletons!!

We used various materials to make human skeletons. We then added the lungs, the brain, the digestive system and the heart to our models. 

Becoming responsible citizens

After our parents had been busy bag packing at Tesco for our primary 7 trip to Lagganlia, we spent most of Friday morning counting the money raised.  We showed that we could be responsible citizens as we had to make sure we didn't loose any money and we had to be careful to count it accurately.  We would like to thank everyone who donated.