What is a force

Hello every one,
Today my class has done a template about what is a force. We had to describe and define a force. 

My group had to help the other groups because we had a head start and finished first.

I learnt that there were two types of forces. A non touching force and a touching force. 

The learning behind this task was to learn about a force.

This task was fast and easy. 

Is Earth like a hard-boiled egg?

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We are learning about what the Earth is like on the outside and the inside. We used hard-boiled eggs as mini-models for the earth. We got to design our own continents and islands on the outside of the egg shell. At the end of the experiment we got to eat the egg!

Here is the link to the science experiment report we wrote with the teacher at the end of our experiment.

Structure of the Earth

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We are learning about the structure of the Earth.

I learnt that the Earth is made up of 4 layers. They are:

Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core.

Facts about each layer:

Crust -The crust is 8-40 kilometres thick and is Solid but Brittle, it is the first layer.

Mantle - The mantle has a thick rock but is soft, squishy and hot, it is the second layer.

Outer Core -The outer core is as hot as an oven that is at the highest level, it is the 3rd layer.

Inner Core -The inner core is hotter than all of the layers but it is solid

because of the pressure being push down on it this is the fourth layer.

Our group - Brooke Briggs, Me and Piata.

First we created a 3D image of the earth using soft clay.

We then cut the shape in half to show the different layers. After waiting for it to dry, we identified each layer by painting them in different colours.

Below are some pictures of our work.

Elise's maths understanding

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I have made a slide about maths understanding it has all my answers in it.

I did a slide because I wanted to show you in a clear slide show.

The learning behind this task is the poustions we did.

I enjoyed making the slide.

I found it hard to make the poustions.

Here is my work:

 

Earthworms

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We have been learning about earthworms with Mrs Fletcher, we found some worms and put them in a plastic container, then we used a magnifying glass to count the segments on their body.

We needed to write complex sentences about worms.

1.  Worms like the dark better than the light.
2. Earthworms like the dark better than the light because the are safe underground.
3. Earthworms like the dark better than the light because the are safe underground and the birds will not get them.

I found it hard to find the facts. I found it easy to learn how many segments were on the worms.

Kandinsky Art

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Last week, we learnt about Kandinsky art. I chose a turtle because my grandmother got it for me when I turned six. I cut the turtle out of black paper. The learning behind this task was to know what are cold and what are hot colours. I enjoyed colouring in the background. What I found hard was making the turtle.

Here it is:

A Snapper is a life form because...

We have learned what a fishbone diagram is and how to use a completed one to make our own using a life form of our choice. We had to organise the fact boxes by using MRS GREN which is an acronym which reminds you about what life forms do. Here is mine. I chose to write about a snapper. What I liked about this task was learning what snapper did. What was easy?  I found that finding the facts was easy.