We spent our cooking week preparing a wonderful feast for Mr Grindling.

This term we have been investigating materials and their suitability for different purposes. Today we talked about all the features a disposable nappy would need: waterproof exterior , soft comfortable and absorbent. We carried out tests on real nappies and also watched a clip about the tests in a real-life disposable nappy factory. After this we worked in teams to design and make the best nappy. We had a range of materials; plastic, cotton wool, sponges, towels, felt, tissue and paper towel. We also had some ‘ magic snow’ this powder absorbs water so behaves in a similar way to ‘sodium polyacrylate’ found in real nappies .

Look at our photos- what a super scientific  afternoon!

We found all the countries he visited on globes and in Atlases. We used Ipads to find pictures of the places he visited today and sketched pictures of the famous landmarks. 

Today we talked about materials that are used to keep us safe. We realised that some materials could be seen in the dark however in complete darkness they cannot be seen. We found out some light is needed to reflect the materials. We carried out investigations to find out how reflective different colours were. After this we made our own bike reflectors considering the properties they need: light, reflective and appropriately sized. 

Today we found out about Italy. we saw Gondalas in Venice, talked about Italian foods and cars!!

In Class 2 we have been finding out all sorts of information about Leonardo da Vinci and have checked our measurements against the ones from The Vitruvian  Man . Our arm spans were the same as our heights.

We have been learning about Leonardo da Vinci and his parachute design. How amazing it was to find that his design (over 500 years old) worked! We made our own parachutes from a range of materials and tested them. Look at our photos!