In expedition, we have been looking at the impact of pollution on the ocean and the things that live in it. We discussed different sea creatures and how they are adapted to their habitat. We then spent time sorting different animals into the categories of ‘land’ or ‘sea’.
Today, Crew White began an investigation into the affects of exercise on heart rate and the time it takes the heart to recover after exercise. We made predictions, wrote a method and then went outside to test our hearts. We completed moderately intense exercise followed by intense exercise and had recovery breaks in between and afterwards. We took our pulse rate at different times to check how our heart was coping with the increased workload.
Next week, we will present our findings and write up our conclusions.
This week we have started our independent write about an endangered animal searching for food. We have loved inventing a new story… here we are using our plans and resources to help us produce beautiful stories.
Crew Gray have been investigating to determine if exercise directly impacts our heart rate. We conducted a controlled experiment measuring our heart rate at resting, low intensity exercise and high intensity. We did this by recording our pulse before and after each activity, before recording our findings, which we are now going to use to write our investigation report.
In Crew Gray, we have been discovering all about blood and what it is made of! During an exciting hands-on lesson, we explored the four main components of blood and uncovered the important job each one has to keep our bodies healthy.
We used water mixed with yellow food colouring to represent the plasma, which gave the liquid a realistic look. Marshmallows were used to show the white blood cells, which help the body fight infections. Cheerios represented the red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body and give blood its red colour. Small pieces were also added to represent platelets, which help blood clot when we get a cut. As we carefully added each part to create our own “blood model”, we were amazed to see how these components work together to help our bodies function every day.
Today we continued being geographers by comparing the UK and Svalbard.
We noticed they are both islands, both have polars bears and mountains.
Svalbard doesn’t have have any trees but the UK does.
In Crew White, as well as preparing for our SATs, we have been learning about human life cycles. We have learnt particularly about the emotional and behavioural changes, along with the physical changes that the body goes through.
We produced double page spreads to show off our understanding, thinking about our audience and the purpose of explaining and informing.
Today, we planned our animal sculptures by doing sketches labelled with textures! Here we are designing our sculptures!
LKS2 have updated their corridor display showcasing their beautiful work from the Spring expedition From Bean to Bar. We love to see an expedition come together in a display. Well done everyone 😀
