Pop Rocks Fun

Last term we created a blown up balloon using a mixture of Lemonade Soda and Pop Rocks. We tested normal lemonade and sugar free and we changed the size of the plastic bottle and how much liquid we put in. Afterwards we all got to taste some pop rocks and enjoy the popping inside our…

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Testing Solids

Last week we tested a range of solids.   We tested the following properties:   Elasticity: Can the solid be stretched? Malleability: Can the solid be manipulated into different shapes? Brittleness: Is the solid hard, but will break or crumble easily? Hardness: Can you scratch the surface of the solid?   We also tested the…

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Earth Shattering Earthquakes

We have just finished our Mammoth Unit of Work on Earthquakes!  Today we did our assessment task, An ‘Open’ task, where we were just given a piece of paper to show our understanding in any form. Below is some photos from our different experiments on earthquakes. We have enjoyed adding lots of vocabulary to our…

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Holidays for 5/6J.

After a busy and fun final week of term, 5/6J are on holidays for 2 weeks. I wonder what the boys are up to? Making clouds in a bottle? Turning corn flour and water into non-newtonian liquid? Making popcorn? Watching the Mighty Ducks? Oh we have already done all those things in class! Alright for…

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