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We have been looking at conductors and insulators this week.
We experimented to find out the best heat insulator by wrapping ice-cubes in different materials and seeing which ones melted the quickest.
We wanted to find out the materials that DIDN’T melt very quickly, this meant that they we good heat insulators.
We found that plastic and rubber were the best.
5B thought about how information can travel along a network.
The ‘packets’ of information need to be addressed correctly before they can travel along the network. We modelled how IP addresses communicate with each other when sending this information. To reach the destination, the packets visit different routers along the way before being assembled again.
We have started looking at non-chronological reports. Linking to our topic, we have focused on sea creatures. We identified the common features of a non-chronological report and began our own research of interesting facts about an aquatic animal.
We have looked at how to represent subtraction this week. We have used objects to help us, drawn the calculation and then used the formal written methods
Hello Year 5!
This week we are going to be using the dienes to help us add, but we also need to practice our mental addition methods.
Have a go at the game we’ve been playing in class:
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/go/resource/mental-calculation-addition-press-the-button-game-tg-481
We’ve been testing different materials to think about their properties.
We thought about if they were hard, if they were flexible, if they were permeable and if they were magnetic.
5B had a wonderful time at the Creekside Discovery centre!
After finding out a little about the history and uses of Deptford Creek, we donned our waders and headed off down the river. It was low tide so we were able to walk on the river bed and explore upstream. We had time to race some rubber ducks to see how fast the current was and to do a spot of fishing, catching some shrimp and even some baby gobi.
We had a chance to explore some different artifacts connected to the creek, linked to its history of industry. We looked at historical artefacts belonging to blacksmiths, the pottery trade and even the nearby railway!
