Reading Groups Week 6 and 7 – Text Features

It is important when reading informative texts that we understand why they can include so many text features. Some text features are: Can you fill up your bingo card? Visit the link below to see many online factual texts. Choose one at a time. Record the site on your bingo sheet. Read the article. Colour…

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Slushie Design Task

Slushies, Slurpees, Frozen Coke, whatever you call it, 5/6J love them! And it would seem so does the rest of the world! But where do all those slushie cups end up? Is there a better design? Should our canteen start bring your own cup, like 7-11 did in America? Can we make the slushie cup…

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Change Scientists – The Mess Scene

Here are the evidence photos (and one video) of the Mess Scene last week in 5/6J’s classroom. As top Change Scientists, we have to find out what CHANGES have occurred! Who will wear the lab coats and goggles this week? Don’t worry, Miss B didn’t set her skirt on fire! #teacherproblems 

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Solids Liquids and Gases Homework

Here are some photographs and files showcasing the great work 5/6J members did on their solid, liquids and gases homework. We had board games, moon sand, slime, word clouds, find a words and more! Gasses , liquids and solids PP Moon Sand by Brooke victoria SLG homework  

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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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Bonus Homework, Week 7, Term 1

Check out these photographs of us studying different solids last week. Leave us a comment tell us what you discovered! Bonus task – visit 3/4R’s blog and leave a comment on one of their posts!

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Mess Scene Investigation

Head Detective Log: Thursday 1st May, 13:45 hours ‘The Case of the Mess Maker” 5/6J re-entered the classroom after recess. Upon entry they found the following scene: Oh No! Miss B left the door open again. There have been some strange going ons in Room 7 for sometime. It looks like we were hit with…

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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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Runny Races

Last week we did an experiment to test the viscosity of different liquids. We tested water, detergent and shampoo. Check out what happened!   CONCLUSION: The water was the least viscous as it flowed extremely fast. The detergent was more viscous than water; it flowed slowly. The liquid with the most viscosity was the shampoo…

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