In Science in Class 3 are currently looking at different types of resistance in Science. The children have been receiving messages from The Natural History Museum who are currently trying to retrieve a meteorite which landed in a remote location and is going to provide valuable scientific information.

Last week the children looked at friction and identified the ‘Goldilocks Path” for the team to cycle their bikes down to examine the meteorite, the problem being their brakes had broken, so they needed a path ‘just right’.

All children planned their investigation before testing out their theories. Using a Newton meter the children recorded how much force was need to pull their vehicle across each surface, identifying the path with the most friction.

Everyone enjoyed the activity – especially making a muddy path!

Since starting in October a number of children have been attending regularly and have now mastered the basic knit and purl stitches to create stocking stitch.

Anoushka has knitted the first mitten for the prem baby charity and will hopefully finish the second one soon.

All children are very proud of their achievements – even the holey ones! The “squares” will hopefully become a cushion cover for the library.

 

It shows real progress and the children are learning this term a variety of stitches so that they can begin to follow patterns and make their own creations.