Our First Week Back

We’re back into Primary 5 with a bang after New Year!  We have been focussing on getting back into our routines after the holidays and finishing off some things we started before the holidays. 

In maths this week we have been working on measuring.  We had a few measuring challenges where we had to measure the gym hall, corridors and tables and chairs in the classroom!  We have also been working on our understanding of the link between measurements and how we can convert millimetres into centimetres, centimetres into metres and meters into kilometres.  It’s been quite difficult but we are developing our understanding of this.

We have finished off our changing materials topic by working on separation.  At the beginning of the week we were given the challenge of separating out a variety of solid materials.  We used different methods such as sieving or using a colander to separate them or sometimes we were able to use our hands to pick the larger items from the beaker. 

 

We also had a go at separating a liquid – ink.  We learned how to do an experiment called ‘chromatography’ where we used filter paper and water to see the different colours which made up the ink.  It was very interesting and we enjoyed looking at the colour trails and the different patterns the ink made on the filter paper. 

 

We have enjoyed the science aspect of our materials topic and carrying out lots of different experiments.