Year 5 Science - Worm Farm

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In our science lessons, Year 5 created an artificial habitat to study worms. We observed the worms for several weeks. At the end of our observations we could see how the worms were able to have a healthy life, growing in mass.

In one of our habitats, there were even offspring.

Great…

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Y5 - Internet Safety - Sites to Cite

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In Year 5 this afternoon, we looked at how we should cite websites in our work.

We learnt about plagiarism, sources and bibliographies.  

Well done Year 5!

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Year 5 - Worm Charmers

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As part of our science topic this half term, 'Animal Life Cycles and Reproduction', Year 5 were tasked with charming worms to allow them to study their growth.

Year 5 had to get the worms to the surface to allow them to collect them carefully. They did this by placing a large stick in the soil…

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Y5 - URENCO Workshop - Seperating Materials

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This morning, Year 5 had Martin from URENCO visit us. Martin gave the class a separating materials workshop.

Pupils took part in various activities. Pupils were comparing different substances and seeing how they themselves could separate materials using centrifugal force.

The class…

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Year 5 Coding - Faster and Slower.

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In our computing lessons this week, Year 5 have been looking at how to code an object to move faster and slower.

 

Year 5 had to code commands for a car when a button was clicked. The class were also able to make a car go at various speeds after coding commands.

 

Fantastic work Year…

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Year 5 Visit to River Park

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As part of our topic for this term, 'The World Is Our Oyster', we visited River Park in Bromborough.

Whilst there, we used Ordnance Survey maps to help us locate our postition in an outdoor setting. We also used the maps to help spot landmarks from the surrounding area

We also used fieldwork…

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Y5 - Creating a blog

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This morning in Year 5, we learnt how to create blog posts.

We created a blog post about the Grampian Mountains located in Scotland. 

We learnt how to input images we have saved off the internet into our blog along with creating hyperlinks which will take readers to another website. Year 5…

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Y5 Cyber Bullying

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On Tuesday, Year 5 had a discussion around staying safe online.

We looked at how we can deal with cyber bullying and what we should do if we see it happening.

We also spoke about the impact it can have on the victim, and how it can be just as harmful as 'in-person'…

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Y5 - Comparing Mountain Ranges

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Today in Year 5, we've been comparing the Grampian Mountain Range in Scotland to that of the Rocky Mountain Range in North America. Pupils researched the amount of peaks each range had, average rainfall along with average temperatures.

 

Year 5 also had to use online tools to help convert…

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