Watercare

Water, water everywhere! On Friday of week 6, we were lucky to have Sally from Watercare come to teach us more about the water. We did a drama activity and experiments. Firstly we examined the process that water goes through to become drinkable water in our households. Our drama was based on the process that the water to be cleaned. We were the water going through each stage. We had so much fun as we ventured around the school. Once we learnt how water is cleaned we then had to try and clean the dirty water ourselves. We had to create a filter system in partners. We had to do four different tests for our experiments. We experimented with a range of filters to try and test which filter system was the best.

Science In A Van

This term the whole school went inside the hall to go see science in a van! We had two visitor's teaching us about science. What we  learnt about was  the elements of the  periodic table and even did a couple of experiments, we had also learnt about balance and how to balance a broom with only two fingers!  We had so much fun with science in van but we had to end.

Science Roadshow

Last week on Thursday the year 5 and 6 students of Good Shepherd School went to Edendale Primary School to experience the Science Roadshow! We learnt so much about ice and fire, the human body and other things that are related to science. We enjoyed watching the hosts do fascinating experiments like dropping an 8 ball into the metal stick with a hoop attached to it, before they dipped it into the liquid nitrogen the ball could thread through the hoop, but after they dipped the stick into the liquid nitrogen the ball couldn’t fit! 

Vertebrates

• In Room 6 we have been learning to classify animals scientists classify animals and plants into groups in order to easily classify identity, sort and name them

•  Classify=Sort There are many ways to group organisms 

                                         

                 You can classify animals in two main groups, Vertebrate or Invertebrate


               All Vertebrates have

• Covering of skin to protect them 
• Skeleton inside their body 
• Muscles that help them move
• Blood move through tubes
• lungs or gills for breathing                

• 90% of all animals are invertebrates!
• Tend to be small because they do not have a backbone
• Many live in the ocean because the water helps support their weight 
• some have hard covering or shell on the outside of their bodies for protection

- Insects, Spiders,Crabs,Snails, Clams

Science Roadshow

Last week on Thursday the year 5 and 6 students of Good Shepherd School went to Edendale Primary School to experience the Science Roadshow! We learnt so much about ice and fire, the human body and other things that are related to science. We enjoyed watching the hosts do fascinating experiments like dropping an 8 ball into the metal stick with a hoop attached to it, before they dipped it into the liquid nitrogen the ball could thread through the hoop, but after they dipped the stick into the liquid nitrogen the ball couldn’t fit!
We had a lot of fun, and recommend that everyone goes to the Science Roadshow if they get a chance.

The Royal Jelly Show

On Tuesday 29 of May the whole of Good Shepherd gathered in the hall to watch a show called “The Royal Jelly”. It gave us a lot of facts about bees and was really funny. Also three students were lucky enough to participate in the show answering questions from the “mayor”. Over all the show was fun and interesting and we all learned a lot.