Balloon Racers

Last week we had a homework challenge to create a balloon Racer. We have learnt that they work on Newton's third law of motion. The air rushes out of the balloon backwards and pushes the car forwards in the opposite direction.
We had a competition to see which car was the fastest, went the furtherest and was the most creative.

The children were very creative, and all the racers were made out of recycled materials.
Enjoy our photos.

Forces

Mrs Pene found these cool interactive activities on the BBC website that help teach you about forces, friction and magnetism. You can click on the website address below to find the other activities about forces and magnetism.
Click on the picture below to find out about friction.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/friction/play.shtml

Gymnastics

This term as part of our movement theme we have a special gymnastics coach, Ben. We have been doing some really challenging activities. Mrs Wendt was surprised at how many children can't do a handstand, cartwheel or backward roll. We need to practise these movements at home.

Experiments

We have been carrying out experiments that test Newton's Laws of Motion. We made parachutes and balloon rockets.

Our Mums

Please read our thoughts about our mums. Happy Mother's Day!

Simple Machines Interactive Site

Click on the picture above to link to a cool website

where you can learn about simple machines while

you play games